Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Chicken

• 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, 2 large, halved horizontally into 4 cutlets680 g boneless skinless chicken breasts, 2 large, halved horizontally into 4 cutlets
• 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water1 tsp kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water
• 1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp black pepper½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar, or olive oil1 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar, or olive oil

Sauce

• ½ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped55 g oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 piece shallot, finely chopped1 piece shallot, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, grated4 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth235 ml low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup ultra-filtered fat-free milk, cold235 ml ultra-filtered fat-free milk, cold
• 1 tbsp cornstarch1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 oz light cream cheese, softened57 g light cream cheese, softened
• 1½ oz Parmesan, finely grated, about ¾ cup43 g Parmesan, finely grated, about ¾ cup
• ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn6 g fresh basil leaves, torn

Pasta

• 8 oz rotini or fusilli225 g rotini or fusilli