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This Marry Me Chicken Soup Is a Bowlful of Pure Love

This recipe for Marry Me Chicken Soup takes a popular entrée and turns it into an easy, comforting one-pot dish worthy of a proposal, or at least worthy of a spot on your weekly rotation-it's that good.
Makes:6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup drained julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil with herbs (from 1 [8.5-ounce] jar)
  • 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomato jar, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped (1/4-inch) yellow onion (from 1 medium [8 ounce] onion)
  • 4 medium garlic cloves, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 (32-ounce) pkg. chicken broth (8 cups)
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 4 teaspoons chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, plus more for garnish
  • 8 ounces uncooked medium shell pasta (about 3 cups)
  • 3 cups (3 ounces) packed roughly chopped fresh baby spinach
  • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, cubed, at room temperature (about 1 cup)
  • 1 1/2 ounce Parmesan cheese, finely shredded (about 1/2 cup) plus more for garnish

Directions

Prep:20 mCook:40 mReady:1 h
  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Heat oil from sun-dried tomatoes in a large Dutch oven over medium until shimmering. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Add tomato paste and sun-dried tomatoes; cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is slightly deeper red in color, about 2 minutes.
  4. Stir in broth, cream, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil over medium, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.
  5. Add pasta and reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente, about 12 minutes.
  6. Reduce heat to low, and add spinach, chicken, cream cheese, and Parmesan; cook, stirring often, until cream cheese and Parmesan are melted and chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
  7. Garnish with additional Parmesan, basil, and red pepper. Serve immediately.

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