Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta is a delicious Italian pasta recipe with tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, baby spinach, seasonings, parmesan cheese, and heavy cream to make it a creamy comfort food dinner idea.
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Ingredients Needed For Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta:
- 12 ounces fettuccini pasta other pastas work as well
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Creamy Italian Pasta Sauce:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more for serving, if desired
How To Make Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta:
- Place two tablespoons of oil into a deep frying pan and turn the heat on to medium low. Adjust heat as needed to keep chicken cooking but not bruning.
- Mix garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper together and rub seasoning into both sides of chicken breasts.
- Place chicken breasts into pan with the hot oil. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165℉. Turn the chicken breasts over every five minutes until done.
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions while the chicken cooks. Drain and place back into the pan. Set aside.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the frying pan and set on a cutting board. Cover with foil to rest.
- In the frying pan that you just removed the chicken from, place the butter and minced garlic. Stir and cook for one minute.
- Add the flour and stir to combine.
- Add the heavy cream and bring to a low simmer to thicken (this should just take 8-10 minutes). Stir this mixture to blend the small pieces of seasoning that were left in the pan from cooking the chicken.
- Add the salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and melt the cheese.
- Add the spinach and the drained sun dried tomatoes. Heat through to wilt the spinach.
- Slice the chicken while the spinach wilts.
- Pour sauce over the drained pasta in the pan and stir to combine.
- Serve pasta and sauce immediately, topped with slices of chicken and extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy this delicious dinner recipe fresh and hot.
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Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta
An easy dinner recipe that is full of flavor, with a creamy pasta sauce and tender chicken.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fettuccini pasta other pastas work as well
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Creamy Italian Pasta Sauce:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more for serving, if desired
Instructions
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Place two tablespoons of oil into a deep frying pan and turn the heat on to medium low. Adjust heat as needed to keep chicken cooking but not bruning.
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Mix garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper together and rub seasoning into both sides of chicken breasts.
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Place chicken breasts into pan with the hot oil. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165℉. Turn the chicken breasts over every five minutes until done.
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Cook the pasta according to the package instructions while the chicken cooks. Drain and place back into the pan. Set aside.
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Remove the chicken breasts from the frying pan and set on a cutting board. Cover with foil to rest.
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In the frying pan that you just removed the chicken from, place the butter and minced garlic. Stir and cook for one minute.
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Add the flour and stir to combine.
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Add the heavy cream and bring to a low simmer to thicken (this should just take 8-10 minutes). Stir this mixture to blend the small pieces of seasoning that were left in the pan from cooking the chicken.
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Add the salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and melt the cheese.
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Add the spinach and the drained sun dried tomatoes. Heat through to wilt the spinach.
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Slice the chicken while the spinach wilts.
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Pour sauce over the drained pasta in the pan and stir to combine.
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Serve pasta and sauce immediately, topped with slices of chicken and extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy this delicious dinner recipe fresh and hot.
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