Marry Me Chicken Soup
This Marry Me Chicken Soup recipe has the sun-dried tomatoes, onion, cheese, pasta, plenty of seasonings, and is the most flavorful recipe!
Serving4 servings
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
For the soup
- 2 Tablespoons oil, (from sun-dried tomato jar)
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil, oil drained
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 5 cups chicken stock
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shell pasta
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup grated pecorino cheese
- 2 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Season the chicken. Rub the chicken all over with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Roast. Arrange the chicken on the baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Rest. Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before chopping or shredding.
- Saute. While the chicken is roasting, heat the sun dried tomato oil over medium heat in a soup pot. Add the onions, season with salt, and saute until translucent. Add the sundried tomatoes and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Deglaze. Turn the heat to medium-high, add the chicken broth, and let it cook for 2 minutes. Stir the pot with a wooden spoon intermittently, knocking any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Make it soupy. Stir in the chicken stock along with the Italian seasoning. Bring the soup to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Cook the pasta. Stir in the pasta and cook until al dente (this should take about 15 minutes).
- Finishing touches. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the shredded chicken, heavy cream, parmesan, pecorino, and spinach. Keep stirring until the spinach has wilted.
- Serve. Serve warm with a crusty hunk of bread.
Notes
I normally grab a box of shell pasta, but you really can choose any of your favorite pasta. You could even use tortellini and turn this into a chicken tortellini soup recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 827 kcal · Carbohydrates: 60 g · Protein: 54 g · Fat: 41 g · Saturated Fat: 13 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 18 g · Trans Fat: 0.1 g · Cholesterol: 217 mg · Sodium: 2171 mg · Potassium: 1381 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 2265 IU · Vitamin C: 29 mg · Calcium: 239 mg · Iron: 4 mg