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This Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup recipe is a cozy and creamy twist on the original viral marry me chicken pasta dish. Perfect on those cold fall and winter days, the soup is creamy, savory, and loaded with tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and soft noodles. It’s the kind of recipe that tastes luxurious but comes together with simple ingredients and minimal effort. Whether you’re feeding the family or making a big batch for meal prep, this soup truly lives up to its name.
If you are looking for the original pasta dish, you have to try my Grilled Marry Me Pasta recipe. Grilled chicken over creamy sauce for the perfect weeknight dinner.
Need more soup inspiration? I have you covered with a copy cat Zuppa Toscana dish, savory Butternut Squash soup or Lasagna Soup. If you’re looking for pure southern comfort, you have to make this Collard Greens Cajun Gumbo recipe.
Table of Contents
- Simple, Easy, Fast Dinner Solution
- Ingredients needed to make an Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup
- Cook the Chicken
- Recipe Tip
- Saute the veggies
- Recipe Tip
- Final steps to make Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup
- Recipe variations to make it your own
- Made too much?
- Final Thoughts
- Frequently Asked Questions:
- Enjoy more Grilled Comfort Meals:
- Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup Recipe
Simple, Easy, Fast Dinner Solution
This Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup tastes like it’s been cooking all day. Instead, this dish came together in about an hour. The creamy broth is rich and velvety, the sun-dried tomatoes add the perfect tangy bite, and the spinach gives every spoonful depth and comfort. It’s hearty without being heavy, and customizable enough to satisfy picky eaters or spice lovers.
The keyword here is EASY. You don’t need fancy ingredients or hours of simmering. Everything comes together in one pot, leaving you with a restaurant-level meal you can serve with crusty bread or a quick side salad.
Ingredients needed to make an Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup
- Chicken: I used 4 large chicken breast. Thighs are also a great alternative.
- Broth: chicken broth is the base of the soup. Adds savory depth and helps balance the cream.
- Heavy Cream: creates the creamy, silky texture that makes Marry Me Chicken famous.
- Veggies: garlic that is aromatic, and essential for building flavor from the first step. Spinach that adds savoriness and onion that adds sweetness.
- Sun-dried tomatoes: adds a tangy, rich, and slightly sweet flavor to the dish.
- Pasta: I used shells but any pasta will work.
- Cheese: melts beautifully into the soup and adds nutty depth and savory flavor.
- Seasonings: I used my All Purpose seasoning for the chicken, Italian seasoning to add the herb flavors and crushed red pepper flakes for a little kick.
Cook the Chicken
The beauty of this Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup is everything is done in one pot. And yes, I cooked it all in my kitchen over the stove top. Now, you absolutely can grill up the chicken breast over direct heat and build that beautiful crust you can only replicate on the a charcoal grill. I honestly might just do that next time.
Season the chicken breast with Dad’s All Purpose seasoning. Place the dutch oven on the stove top and over medium heat and drizzle some olive oil inside the pot. Once hot, place the seasoned chicken breasts inside and cook until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove and let it rest.
Recipe Tip
Use up left over chicken or buy rotisserie chicken to speed up the process.
Plan ahead and pre-cook some chicken the night before.
Dad’s Seasonings
Must have grillin seasonings!
Saute the veggies
While the chicken is cooking in the dutch oven, prep the veggies. Dice half a yellow onion, a few cloves of garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.
While the chicken is resting, drop in the onions. Saute these until they are translucent and add in the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. Saute for another 2 minutes and add in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. This will add some acidity and a tomato base for the Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup.
As the paste is blended in with the veggies, it releases aromatics that fill up the kitchen.
Finally, pour in the chicken broth and season with Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring everything to a boil and drop in the dry pasta. I used shells but feel free to use whatever pasta you like.
Recipe Tip
Use unsalted broth. Adjust the seasoning and flavor at the end of the cook to avoid an over salty broth.
Final steps to make Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup
While the pasta is cooking, prep the rest of your ingredients so we can finish this recipe and finally enjoy it.
Chop up or shred the cooked chicken breast and clean the spinach leaves.
Once the pasta shells are al dente, add in the heavy cream. This will help thicken the broth along with the pasta water to make a creamy and delicious broth. Add freshly grated parmesan cheese and mix everything together.
Finally, drop in the chicken and handfuls of spinach. Make sure to submerge the spinach into the broth.
Do a final taste test and adjust flavor. Add salt for more savoriness or spice for a stronger kick. Also, if the broth is too thick and creamy for your liking, add more broth to loosen the liquid.
Cook everything for 10 more minutes to allow the chicken to absorb the savory and creamy flavors of the soup and for the spinach to wilt down.
Plate up a big bowl of the Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup. Grate more fresh parmesan and add some freshly chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Recipe variations to make it your own
You can customize this soup depending on your mood or pantry:
- Add Kale instead of spinach for extra greens.
- Use Rotisserie Chicken to cut prep time even further.
- Swap Heavy Cream for Coconut Milk for a dairy-free twist.
- Add Mushrooms to make it extra hearty.
- Use Gnocchi instead of Pasta for a pillowy, cozy vibe.
- Make It Spicy by adding Calabrian chili paste or doubling the red pepper flakes.
Made too much?
This is the perfect dish to store and reheat the next day or later that evening.
Refrigerate: Store for 3–4 days in an airtight container.
Reheat: Add extra broth or cream to loosen the soup back up.
Freeze: Best without pasta—add fresh pasta when reheating.
Final Thoughts
This Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup is more than just a cozy dinner—it’s a bowl of pure, creamy comfort that tastes like it simmered all day, even though it comes together quickly. It’s rich, flavorful, customizable, and guaranteed to become an instant favorite in your weeknight rotation. Whether you’re making it for your partner, your family, or yourself, this soup delivers all the comforting flavors you crave in one irresistible pot.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes, grilling the chicken over high direct heat will build up a a beautiful crust that will add an extra layer of flavor to the Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup.
Some common mistakes people make when making soup are not sautéing the veggies. Sautéing helps to build up the aromatics.
Using water instead of broth. This will dilute the flavor.
Overcooking pasta. Cooking pasta for too long before adding the remaining ingredients to cause it to fall apart and break.
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Easy Marry Me Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 3 tbsp All purpose seasoning
- 1 tbsp Sun-dried tomato oil
- 1/2 Yellow onion – diced
- 4 Garlic cloves – chopped
- 1/2 cup Sun-dried tomatoes – chopped
- 2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 6 cups Chicken broth – unsalted
- 2 cups Pasta shells
- 5 oz Baby Spinach
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 cup Grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tbsp Crushed red pepper flakes
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season the chicken breast with the all purpose seasoning.
- Heat up a dutch oven or large pot with olive oil. Place the chicken breast inside and cook until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the chicken.
- In the same pot add the sun-dried tomato oil and the diced onion. Saute until translucent. Add in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. Mix and saute for 1-2 minutes releasing the aromatics.
- Add in the tomato paste and mix it in with the veggies.
- Pour in the chicken broth and season with Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring everything to a boil and drop in the dry pasta.
- Chop up or shred the cooked chicken breast and clean the spinach leaves.
- Once the pasta shells are al dente, add in the heavy cream, grated parmesan, cut up chicken and spinach. Mix everything together making sure to submerge the spinach.
- Cook for another 10 minutes or until the spinach has wilted down. Taste for flavor and adjust to your liking.
- Once plated, add more grated parmesan and some freshly chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use unsalted broth. Adjust flavor at the end of the cook.
- Use rotisserie chicken or left over chicken to skip a step.
- For more heat double the crushed red pepper flakes.
- Swap spinach for Kale, heavy cream for coconut milk, pasta for gnocchi.
- Add more broth at the end of the soup is too creamy.
If you like the viral marry me chicken recipe, you have to try this soup!