Are you craving a comforting pasta dish that’s bursting with flavors? This Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta recipe is what you’re looking for! With its rich cream sauce, perfectly seasoned chicken, and delightful combination of sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, this dish is sure to become a favorite. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to make, taking around 30 minutes from start to finish. Time to get cooking!
Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 lb Chicken cubed; I used chicken breast but you could also use chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp Sun-Dried Tomato Oil use oil from jar or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika or regular paprika
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Pasta
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes optional; more or less based on spice preference
- 4 oz Sun-Dried Tomatoes chopped
- 2 cups Baby Spinach
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Lemon
- 8 oz Pasta reserve 1 cup of pasta water
- Parmesan Cheese, Fresh Parsley, Lemon Juice, Toasted Pine Nuts optional to serve
Recipe Instructions
Chicken
- Add the cubed chicken to a medium-sized bowl. Add all of the seasonings and mix will to evenly coat the chicken.
- Heat 1 tbsp of the oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes or regular EVOO to a high-rimmed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until cooked through. Set aside to a plate.
Pasta
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
- Meanwhile, in the same pan that the chicken cooked in, add the chopped onion and cook for a few minutes over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, optional red pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt. Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. Mix in the baby spinach and the set aside chicken. Stir to combine.
- Turn the heat to low and stir in 1 cup of heavy cream. Pour in the juice of half a lemon. Simmer for a few minutes then add in the cooked pasta and pasta water as needed to reach the desired consistency.
- Divide among bowls and serve immediately with grated parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, additional lemon juice, and toasted pine nuts as desired.
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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta
This is an easy pasta recipe that everyone will love! It's fully of creamy pasta, seasoned chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 lb Chicken cubed; I used chicken breast but you could also use chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp Sun-Dried Tomato Oil use oil from jar or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika or regular paprika
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Pasta
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes optional; more or less based on spice preference
- 4 oz Sun-Dried Tomatoes chopped
- 2 cups Baby Spinach
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Lemon
- 8 oz Pasta reserve 1 cup of pasta water
- Parmesan Cheese, Fresh Parsley, Lemon Juice, Toasted Pine Nuts optional to serve
Instructions
Chicken
- Add the cubed chicken to a medium-sized bowl. Add all of the seasonings and mix will to evenly coat the chicken.
- Heat 1 tbsp of the oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes or regular EVOO to a high-rimmed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until cooked through. Set aside to a plate.
Pasta
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
- Meanwhile, in the same pan that the chicken cooked in, add the chopped onion and cook for a few minutes over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, optional red pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt. Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. Mix in the baby spinach and the set aside chicken. Stir to combine.
- Turn the heat to low and stir in 1 cup of heavy cream. Pour in the juice of half a lemon. Simmer for a few minutes then add in the cooked pasta and pasta water as needed to reach the desired consistency.
- Divide among bowls and serve immediately with grated parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, additional lemon juice, and toasted pine nuts as desired.
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