Chicken Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
229 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Chicken Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce Recipe
Description
This recipe begins by browning cubed chicken breast in butter until fully cooked and browned, then setting it aside. The roasted red pepper cream sauce is prepared separately in the skillet and combined with cooked pasta, ensuring the noodles are thoroughly coated. The chicken is returned to the pan along with fresh spinach, which wilts with residual heat. The dish is seasoned with salt and black pepper to taste before serving.
The resulting dish features tender chicken pieces mingling with creamy sauce and softened spinach, delivering a balanced blend of protein, vegetable, and pasta all warmed through. It is served warm and can stand alone as a complete entrée.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2-3 chicken breast cut in half horizontally and cubed
- 1 roasted red pepper cream sauce recipe
- 1 (8-ounce) package pasta , your favorite style, cooked
- 2 cups spinach
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add in chicken and cook until cooked throughout and browned, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken to a bowl and set aside.
- Prepare roasted red pepper cream sauce in the skillet. Drain cooked pasta and toss in the cream sauce with tongs, making sure to coat pasta as much as possible. Add back in chicken. Add fresh spinach and remove from heat. Toss all ingredients together and add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 229 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 229kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 173mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 343mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 2014IU | 40% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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