Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta loaded with chicken, spinach, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes. Delicious Italian Meal ready in 30 minute.
Creamy pastas are an absolute comfort food. Whether its Alfredo Chicken Pasta or Chicken Fajita Pasta they are quick and easy to make and are family favourites. This Creamy Chicken Tuscan Pasta is loaded with Mediterranean flavours- Grilled chicken chunks in creamy sauce with sundried tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms, finished off with freshly grated parmesan.
Ingridients for Creamy Tuscan Chicken
This quick and easy recipe. It requires minimal prep and most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry and fridge.
Chicken – I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
Pasta – I used Penne pasta. Other options are rigattoni, fettuccine or spiral pasta
Garlic – Fresh garlic finely chopped.
Mushrooms – I used button mushrooms
Sun-dried Tomatoes – Drained sundried tomatoes. Substitute with cherry tomatoes.
Spinach – preferably baby spinach. If you are using spinach leaves, chop them.
Cream – I used cooking cream cream. It can be substituted with low fat cream or evaporated milk.
Cheese – freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Seasoning – salt & pepper and Italian herbs
Olive Oil – extra virgin olive oil, substitute with any vegetable oil.
Butter – to make sauce flavourful.
How To Make Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Season Chicken: Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on each side.
Cook Chicken – Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the chicken breasts and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes per side until light golden brown. Cut chicken into strips or chunks. Set aside.
Make Sauce: Add the olive oil and butter to the pan and melt over medium heat. Add the garlic and fry until aromatic. Add mushrooms and sauté them. Drain the sundried tomatoes and add them in along with spinach. Once spinach has wilted, pour in the cream. Season with salt, pepper and Italian herbs.
Allow the sauce to simmer. Add little pasta water to adjust the consistency of sauce. Lastly add cooked chicken and pasta. Mix well to coat the pasta with sauce.
Serve – Grate some fresh parmesan cheese and serve warm.
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Storing and Freezing Creamy Tuscan Pasta
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is great to make ahead and freeze. You can referigerate this pasta for 3-4 days. Reheat on stove top or microwave it.
To Freeze put the pasta in an airtight container or ziplock freezer bag. It will keep in the freezer for about 3 months.
To reheat it, thaw and then, you can either microwave it or heat it on the stovetop.
Other Pasta Recipes to Try
Alfredo Chicken Pasta
Chicken Fajita Pasta
Vegetable Pasta Bake
Beef Stroganoff
Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 550 g Chicken Breast Fillet
- 250 g Penne Pasta See Notes
- 2 Cups Sliced Mushrooms
- 2 cups Baby Spinach
- ¼ cup Sundried Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Garlic Finely Chopped
- 250 ml Cooking Cream See notes
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Blackpepper
- 1½ tsp Italian Seasoning
- Freshly Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Cook Pasta
- Boil Water and cook pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
- Before draining the pasta, reserve around half a cup of water for use in the sauce later.
Prepare Chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
- In a pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and cook chicken while turning it over on both sides.
- Set aside to rest for few minutes and then cut them into strips or chunks.
Prepare the Sauce
- In the same pan heat remaining oil and butter. Add Garlic and fry for a minute.
- Add mushrooms and sautee them. Then add sundried tomatoes and spinach.
- Once spinach has wilted add cream along with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Stir and cook until the sauce starts to simmer. Add couple of tbsp of reserved pasta wate to adjust consistency of sauce if its too thick.
- Add chicken and pasta. Mix well to coat the pasta with sauce. Turn the heat off.
- Grate some fresh parmesan over the pasta and serve.
Notes
- You can use any pasta of your choice. Rigattoni, fettucine or spiral pasta can be used as well.
- Use fresh baby tomatoes as substitute for sundried tomatoes.
- You can use light or low fat cream. Evaporated milk can also be used.
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