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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken
Chicken and pasta in a creamy sun dried tomato sauce that comes together in just over 20 minutes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 790 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ziti or other pasta of choice
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 5oz each
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons butter
- 1 shallot finely chopped
- 4 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
- ¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese plus extra for garnish
- ½ - ¾ cup sun dried tomato cut into strips, Note 1
- 1 cup baby spinach optional
- ¼ cup basil leaves sliced
Instructions
- Cook ziti according to packet directions MINUS 1 minute. Just before draining, scoop out ½ cup of pasta cooking water.
- Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Pound to 1″ thickness if they are thicker than that.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 4 minutes on each side, then remove onto a plate, and cover loosely with foil to rest.
- Melt butter in the skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
- Add mushrooms and cook until golden – about 2 minutes.
- Add broth, cream, parmesan and sun dried tomato. Stir and bring to a simmer. Simmer rapidly for 3 minutes until slightly thickened. Season sauce to taste with more salt and pepper.
- Add pasta, cooking water and baby spinach. Toss for 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce has thickened – the starch in the pasta cooking water will emulsify with the fat in the sauce to thicken it.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pasta to serving plates. Top with chicken then spoon over remaining sauce in the skillet. Garnish with fresh basil and parmesan. Serve!
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Notes
- Note 1: Sun-dried tomatoes in oil are better, but vacuum-packed sun-dried tomatoes will work fine as well.
- The sauce for the pasta for this recipe is more generous than most, creating enough to provide a sauce for the chicken as well. If you would like even more sauce, add more cream and parmesan – 2 tsp of parmesan for every ¼ cup extra cream, and don’t forget to season to taste!
Nutrition Information
Calories
790
(40%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
65g
(130%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Cholesterol
233mg
(78%)
Sodium
1175mg
(49%)
Potassium
1231mg
(35%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1800IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
277mg
(28%)
Iron
2.4mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 790
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 790 | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 65g | 130% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 233mg | 78% |
| Sodium | 1175mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 1231mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1800IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 277mg | 28% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.