Marry Me Chicken SOUP
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drain and save the oil)
- 2 large chicken breasts
- salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning (see below for measurements)
- 1 cup diced yellow onion (usually 1 small one)
- 5 large minced garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped basil
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta (I use shells)
- 2 cups roughly choppd baby spinach
- 1 and ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Prep:
- To make things easier you can prep the following:Season your chicken, chop the onions, mince the garlic, dice the sun-dried tomatoes (save the oil), roughly chop the spinach leaves, and shred the parmesan.
Making the Soup:
- Add about 3 tablespoons of the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar to a large pot and heat over medium heat.
- While the oil is heating, season both sides of your chicken breasts with about ½ teaspoon each of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. (You can eyeball this)
- Once the oil is hot, add in the chicken breasts and cook for about 3 minutes per side or until browned. After browning, remove the chicken from the oil and set aside on a plate. The chicken should NOT be cooked all the way through at this point.
- Lower the heat to medium/low then, add in the chopped onions and minced garlic and cook for about 2 minutes or until the onions start to become translucent.
- Add in the tomato paste and the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes while stirring.
- Stir in the chicken broth, cream, 1 cup of water, 1 teaspoon EACH of salt and garlic powder, and chopped basil. Raise the heat to medium and bring this to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the chicken back and cook for 15 minutes, uncovered.
- After the 15 minutes, remove and shred or cube the chicken and add it back to the pot along with the spinach, and the pasta. Cook according to the directions on your pasta package then add the parmesan cheese just until melted.
- I like to serve this with extra parmesan cheese on the side along with red pepper flakes, extra basil, and a nice bread for dipping!