Creamy Chicken & Sundried Tomato Pasta
Creamy Chicken & Sundried Tomato Pasta is a delicious 30 minute meal perfect for a weeknight dinner. Grilled chicken, spinach, and sundried tomatoes cooked in a light creamy sauce makes this a recipe everyone will love! And the leftovers are amazing!!
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, diced into chunks
- 1/2 box ziti pasta
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 cup sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 2 cups spinach
- 8 oz heavy cream
- 2 tbsp vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated parm
- 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 slice lemon
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the ziti as the package instructs.
- Dice the chicken and add it to a bowl. Season with Italian seasoning, 1/2 tbsp of minced garlic, 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper. Stir to coat.
- Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Drizzle with 2 tbps of olive oil. When hot, add the chicken and cook for 5-7 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside.
- In the same skillet, add the vinegar, apple cider vinegar or chicken broth to deglaze the pan. Scrape any chicken bits off the bottom of the pan. Let the liquid cook for a minute or two.
- Once the liquid has cooked down, add the chopped onion and sundried tomatoes. Cook until the onion is translucent.
- Add the heavy cream to the pan and stir. Let the cream bubble a little and then add 1/2 cup of grated parm and the spinach to the pan. Cook the spinach until slightly wilted. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the heavy cream and spinach. Stir to combine and coat all of the pasta.
- Add the chicken back to the pan and combine all the ingredients.
- Squeeze a slice of lemon over the top of the pasta.
- Serve hot and top with extra grated parm.
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