Name: Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 pound penne or other pasta ((454g)); 1 tablespoon butter ((.5oz, 14g)); 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil; 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts ((454g)); 1 medium onion (diced); 1 red bell pepper (diced); 8.5 ounce sundried tomatoes in oil, drained ((241g (yields about 6oz, 170g))); 5 cloves garlic (finely minced); 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning ((or oregano)); ¾ cup chicken broth ((6oz, 170g)); 1 ½ cup cream or half and half ((12oz, 340g)); ¾ cup parmesan cheese ((3oz, 85g)); 6 ounce bag of baby spinach leaves (whole or roughly chopped (170g)); Red pepper flakes (salt, and pepper to taste)

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This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta has the most amazing, creamy sauce. It’s loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean – sundried tomato, baby spinach, garlic, red pepper, and parmesan. Super quick and easy. A restaurant quality dish on the table in under 30 minutes.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean – sundried tomato, baby spinach, garlic, red pepper, and parmesan. It’s super quick and easy. A restaurant quality dish on the table in under 30 minutes. #pasta #recipe #recipeeasyfast #chicken #chickenrecipes #chickendinner #chickendishes #easy #easyrecipe #easydinner

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A family favorite

You’re gonna love this Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta! It has a permanent place on the dinner rotation at our house. It’s so full of flavor and so delicious. It’s got the perfect combination of flavors – starting with the creamiest, ~~garlicky~~ parmesan sauce with a touch of garlic. (I can’t call it garlicky. I’m working on a post for a Middle Eastern garlic sauce to share with you. It’s garlic INTENSE. A knock-your-socks-off garlicky. This pasta sauce has a friendly amount of garlic.)

One dish meal

This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a one dish meal. It’s loaded with slices of chicken and lots of veggies – sundried tomatoes, baby spinach, and red pepper. I love it left-over the next day for lunch (and breakfast). It makes a perfect meal prep idea.

Ready in under 30 minutes

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is so easy to make. Sauté the chicken, sauté the veggies, add the cream, broth, and cheese. Toss in the baby spinach and pasta. Bam! You’re done. Don’t you love a delicious meal that’s ready in under 30 minutes? That’s magic, my friends.

Chicken breasts are sautéed in a little oil until golden brown and cooked through. I use oil from the jar of sundried tomatoes, it’s so flavorful.

It's totally optional, but I like to flatten the chicken breasts with a kitchen mallet to even them out and make them thinner, like cutlets. If they are thick, I cut them in half horizontally first.

Remove the chicken from the pan, add a little more oil, and sauté some chopped onion until soft. Add the diced red bell peppers and sauté for a few minutes. When the peppers are almost soft, add the sundried tomatoes, garlic, and Italian seasoning and let sauté for one minute. Deglaze the pan with chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, then add the parmesan cheese and cook until melted. Turn off the heat and stir in the baby spinach. Salt and pepper to taste.

Combine the chicken and sauce with hot buttered pasta and Enjoy!

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