Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start by mincing onions, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.
  2. 2Season skin on chicken thighs with salt and pepper on both sides.
  3. 3Add the chicken thighs skin side down to a cold pan.
  4. 4Flip once the skin is nice and golden brown.
  5. 5Remove the chicken.
  6. 6In the same pan add olive oil and butter to saute onions and garlic until translucent.
  7. 7Add tomato paste and gochujang.
  8. 8Once it becomes a deep red color, deglaze with white wine.
  9. 9Once the wine has mostly evaporated, go in with chicken stock and bring it to a simmer.
  10. 10Add heavy cream.
  11. 11Add sun-dried tomatoes, gochugaru, oregano, lemon zest and juice, and basil.
  12. 12Once the sauce has thickened, season with salt and pepper.
  13. 13Add the chicken back to the pan until fully cooked.
  14. 14While that's simmering, boil your favorite pasta in salted water until al dente.
  15. 15Add the pasta to the sauce after removing the chicken.
  16. 16Pour in pasta water when necessary.
  17. 17Grate in some parmesan.
  18. 18Plate it up and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 4 skin on chicken thighs
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp gochujang
  • 0.25 cup white wine
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1.25 cup heavy cream
  • 0.33 cup sun-dried tomatoes with oil
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 of 1 lemon lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 5 basil leaves
  • 0.75 lbs pasta
  • 0.25 cup pasta water
  • 0.5 cup parmesan

Equipment

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