Marry Me Chicken Pasta (TikTok)
A super easy chicken breast dinner, Marry Me Chicken combines juicy chicken with Parmesan cream sauce and fresh pasta. A hearty, filling, and family favorite chicken dinner recipe that will WOW those tastebuds.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 579kcal
Equipment
- cast iron pan
Ingredients
Skillet Fried Chicken Breasts
- 2 lbs chicken breasts pounded or sliced thin or chicken cutlets
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
Parmesan Cream Sauce
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese Shredded (not grated)
- 1 tsp dried Oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- red pepper flakes to taste/optional
Extra Marry Me Chicken Ingredients
- 16 oz. Rotini Pasta cooked
- 1 chopped fresh parsley for topping
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan Cheese for topping
Instructions
- Cook Rotini Pasta al dente and set aside.
Fry Chicken
- Mix together flour, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and black ground pepper.
- Dredge chicken breasts into the flour mixture, coating both sides. Shake off extra flour.
- Heat vegetable oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted.
- Add chicken and fry on both sides, about 8-10 minutes total, until hot and crispy. This timing may vary depending on chicken thickness and size. Chicken should reach 165 internal temp at its thickest point. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
Make Parmesan Cream Sauce
- Add minced garlic, chicken broth, heavy whipping cream, sun-dried tomatoes, 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, oregano, thyme, and optional red pepper flakes to the skillet.
- Heat cream sauce over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until hot and bubbly.
- Reduce heat to simmer and add the cooked chicken back to the cream mixture for a few minutes to heat through.
Assemble Marry Me Chicken
- Serve Marry Me Chicken and sauce over a plate of cooked Rotini pasta.
- Optional: Top with remaining Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- This dish assumes 2 lbs of chicken, which can roughly equal 6-8 chicken breasts depending on the size. Please adjust for family needs.
- Large chicken breasts should be pounded to thinner pieces to ensure fast and even golden brown cooking. Chicken cutlets also work great and are usually uniform in size.
- Chicken thighs can be more cost-effective in today’s economy regarding food availability and price and provide a lot of extra flavors. It’s OK to use skinless chicken thighs in this dish and alter the timing until chicken pieces are properly cooked and move on with the rest of the instructions.
- While the flour and cream sauce is fully seasoned, it’s fine to season chicken with salt, ground pepper, or Italian seasoning before adding flour.
- We suggest rotini pasta to hold all that delicious sauce, but cooked pasta types can easily be varied (or skipped entirely for a more carb-friendly version). Transfer the creamy chicken to fettuccini, pappardelle, penne, or any of your favorite pasta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1chicken breast | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 867mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 746IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 272mg | Iron: 2mg