Tuscan Chicken and Pasta
Recipe by Julia Pacheco
Recipe rating: 5.0 from 1 votes
Course: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
30
minutes
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Ingredients
1 tbs olive oil
1 lb chicken breast, sliced in half horizontally thin
2 tsp Italian seasoning, divided
2 tsp salt, divided
1 tsp pepper
2 tbs butter
2 tbs minced garlic
2 1/4 cup chicken broth, divided
2 tbs tomato paste
1 1/4 cup half and half
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
1/2 lb fettuccini pasta
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
3 cups fresh spinach
Directions
- Season the chicken on each side with 1 tsp of Italian seasoning and 1 tsp of salt.
- To a large saute pan over medium heat add the oil once hot add in the chicken and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side or until the chicken is completely cooked through. Remove the chicken to a separate plate and cut into bite sized pieces cover the plate with foil to keep the chicken warm.
- To the same pan the chicken was cooked in add the butter over medium heat and let it melt down once melted add in the minced garlic, 1/2 cup of the chicken broth, tomato paste, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, and 1 tsp salt. Whisk well turn heat to low and let simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add in the remaining chicken broth, half and half, and sun dried tomatoes bring mixture up to a simmer the add in the pasta and simmer stirring occasionally until the pasta is tender. (If the liquid line gets too low add in 1/2 of water in at a time until the pasta becomes tender)
- Stir in the parmesan cheese and spinach let the spinach wilt down and enjoy!
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