Marry Me Chicken Pasta
Marry Me Chicken Pasta is a flavorful and easy dish made with chicken, onions, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, spices and mixed with a decadent cream sauce. A yummy weeknight meal and great for company!
This Marry Me Chicken Pasta is what chicken pasta dreams are made of! Chicken and pasta never tasted so good with onions, fresh garlic, Italian seasoning, a little red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes and a rich, creamy and cheesy sauce. This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or for serving to company.
The inspiration from this dish came from the original Marry Me Chicken created by editor at Delish, Lindsay Funston. It quickly became an internet sensation and could be seen duplicated all over social media.
This recipe is my take of the Marry Me Chicken in a pasta dish. I mean, who doesn’t love pasta? I feel like it’s an easy comfort meal and can be put together in no time. In my house, we are always looking for a delicious meal that’s quick and easy.
Ingredients
- bow tie pasta (Or whatever pasta you prefer.)
- olive oil
- onions, diced
- butter
- garlic, minced
- chicken breast, cubed
- salt and pepper
- Italian seasoning
- red pepper flakes
- heavy whipping cream
- sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- fresh parmesan cheese, grated
- fresh basil, for garnish
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Add water about 2/3 full to a large saucepan and add salt.
Put the water for the pasta on to boil and start preparing your other ingredients.
Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
Add olive oil to a large frying pan on medium heat.
Add chopped onions to frying pan and sauté with olive oil.
Sauté the onions until they start to get brown and translucent.
Add butter to the frying pan and let it melt.
Add the minced garlic to the frying pan and sauté until the garlic is fragrant.
Generously season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Add chicken to frying pan with Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes.
Sauté chicken until cooked through and starting to brown.
At this point, your pasta should probably start to boil. Follow instructions on the box for al dente pasta.
Add heavy whipping cream and sun-dried tomatoes to the frying pan with the chicken.
Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
Turn down heat and add grated parmesan cheese to the frying pan. Reserve 1/4 cup of the parmesan for adding to the dish at the end.
Stir the parmesan into the sauce until melted. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. I added 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Remove from heat.
Drain pasta when finished cooking.
Add pasta to a large serving bowl or pasta bowl.
Pour the sauce over the pasta and stir until combined. Garnish pasta with basil and the rest of the grated parmesan cheese.
Serve and enjoy!
Variations
- I find that the bow tie pasta hold the sauce very well for this recipe, but you can also use penne or rotini as well.
- The red pepper flakes in this recipe definitely give it a little kick. If you don’t like spicy dishes, feel free to omit the red pepper flakes. You can also add more red pepper flakes if you like things a little more spicy.
- This recipe is enough to serve 6 people. You can absolutely make half of this recipe if you want less.
Equipment
- large saucepan
- large frying pan
- large cutting board
- large, sharp knife
- cheese grater
- wooden spoons
- colander
Storage
Store leftover chicken pasta covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Chicken pasta can be frozen in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Related
Looking for some other chicken recipes? Try these:
Pairing
These are some bread and roll recipes I like to serve with this recipe:
Marry Me Chicken Pasta
- large saucepan
- large frying pan
- large cutting board
- large, sharp knife
- cheese grater
- wooden spoons
- colander
- 16 ounces (454g) bow tie pasta (Or any other pasta shape you prefer.)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup (71g) onions diced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (6 cloves) garlic minced
- 1.5 lbs (681g) chicken breast cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more for seasoning chicken
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more if you like spicy
- 2 cups (454) heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup (27g) sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 3/4 cup (50g) fresh parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil for garnish
- Add water about 2/3 full to a large saucepan and add salt.
- Put the water for the pasta on to boil and start preparing your other ingredients.
- Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
- Add olive oil to a large frying pan on medium heat.
- Add chopped onions to frying pan and sauté with olive oil.
- Sauté the onions in the olive oil until they start to get brown and translucent.
- Add butter to the frying pan and let it melt.
- Add the minced garlic to the frying pan and sauté until the garlic is fragrant.
- Generously season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken to the frying pan with Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes.
- Sauté chicken until cooked through and starting to brown.
- At this point, your pasta should probably start to boil. Follow instructions on the box for al dente pasta.
- Add heavy whipping cream and sun-dried tomatoes to the frying pan with the chicken.
- Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Turn down heat and add grated parmesan cheese to the frying pan. Reserve 1/4 cup of the parmesan for adding to the dish at the end.
- Stir the parmesan into the sauce until melted. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. I added 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Remove from heat.
- Drain pasta when finished cooking.
- Add pasta to a large serving bowl or pasta bowl.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta and stir until combined. Garnish pasta with basil and the rest of the grated parmesan cheese.
- Serve and enjoy.
You may or may not get a proposal with this recipe, but I can guarantee you, seconds will be requested! Serve some buttermilk air fryer biscuits or some crusty no-knead bread with this pasta and you have the perfect meal.
If you made my recipe, please let me know in the comments below.
Sweet regards,
Michele
