3.4 from 36 votes
Chicken Florentine Pasta
Savor the flavors of Italy with Chicken Florentine Pasta: tender chicken and pasta tossed in creamy spinach, garlic Parmesan sauce, with sun-dried tomatoes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 677 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds chicken cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 8.5 ounces sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil drained and cut into thin strips
- 8 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 10 ounces baby spinach fresh
- 8 ounces penne pasta cooked al dente
- 2 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon of salt to a large pot of water and bring it to a boil.
- Once boiling add the Penne pasta to the water and cook according to package instructions.
- Once the pasta is fully cooked use a heat-safe measuring cup to reserve ¼ cup of pasta water. Then remove the pot from the heat and drain the remaining water. Set pasta aside.
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken and sprinkle wth the salt and pepper. Stirring occasionally, cook until the chicken is cooked through, 7-10 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and chicken broth to the pan and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
- Stir in cream cheese and cook until melted and thoroughly mixed in.
- Turn the heat down to medium and add the spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted.
- Give the sauce and spinach a taste and add salt if needed.
- Add the cooked chicken, pasta to the sauce and gently stir together to coat everything. If the sauce is too thick add a bit of the reserved pasta water a splash at a time until the sauce reaches the consistency you desire.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top and continue to cook until the cheese is melted.
- Serve hot.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
677kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
16g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
148mg
(49%)
Sodium
741mg
(31%)
Potassium
1037mg
(30%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
4540IU
(91%)
Vitamin C
43mg
(48%)
Calcium
385mg
(39%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 677
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 677kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 148mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 741mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 1037mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 4540IU | 91% |
| Vitamin C | 43mg | 48% |
| Calcium | 385mg | 39% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.