Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 9 ounces pasta
• 1 tbsp oil reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 pound chicken fillets
• 4 garlic cloves
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes (drained)
• 1 cup half-and-half (or 20% fat cream)
• 5 ounces cream cheese with black peppercorns (I used Boursin)
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley (for serving)
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (for serving)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper (less or more to taste)