Marry Me Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
⅔ lb penne pasta cooked 1 minute less than the package says
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil / neutral cooking oil
2 garlic cloves peeled and slightly crushed, but still in one piece
1 lb chicken thigh filets or other bone-less chicken; cut in bite-size pieces
½ teaspoon fine table salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon dried basil + more to serve (optional)
1 tablespoon paprika powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cups crème fraiche
1 cups sun-dried tomatoes in oil, measured without oil; chopped
Directions
Melt the butter over medium heat then add in the garlic and fry for 1 minute.
Add in the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook until just cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Then remove the chicken and garlic from the pan and set aside for now.
Start cooking the pasta, and cook it 1 minute less than instructed on the package.
Place the pan back over the heat with the melted butter and chicken juices still in it. Raise the heat to medium-high and add in tomato paste. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add dried basil, paprika powder, onion powder and oregano and mix well.
Add in the crème fraîche and mix well until the crème fraîche has melted. Bring to a simmer, lower the heat to medium, and let it simmer for 3-5 minutes or until you’re ready to add in the pasta.
Remove the garlic cloves from the chicken, then mix in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and the cooked chicken with the sauce. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce as well. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
Taste test, season if needed with salt and ground black pepper, top with some dried basil, and serve!
