Marry-Me Skillet

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 shallot, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup orzo pasta
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained and roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, plus more, to taste, whole leaves, for garnish
• fine sea salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste