Marry Me Chicken Pasta | One Pot Creamy Chicken & Pasta Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil water and add a heaping tablespoon of Better than Bouillon to enhance flavor.

Add a couple of pinches of kosher salt to the boiling water.

Add the entire box of penne pasta to the boiling water and stir.

Set a timer for 12 minutes for al dente pasta.

Once cooked, save about half a cup to a cup of pasta water and shock the pasta in cold water to stop the cooking process.

Pat chicken legs and thighs dry, then season with salt and pepper.

Heat a large frying pan over medium flame and add garlic infused olive oil.

Add chicken legs and thighs to the pan, skin side down first.

Cook until browned on one side, then flip to brown the other side, ensuring they are not cooked all the way through.

Remove the chicken from the pan once browned.

Add sun-dried tomatoes with oil from the jar to the pan and stir to incorporate.

Add the saved pasta water to the pan to create a sauce.

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