If you are looking for a tasty dinner idea, give this creamy tomato chicken and spinach pasta a try.
Creamy Tomato Chicken and Spinach Pasta
To make the Creamy Tomato Chicken and Spinach Pasta, you’ll need pasta, chicken breasts, diced canned tomotatoes, tomato paste, garlic, white onion, olive oil, heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, mushrooms, parmesan cheese, spinach, black olives, cherry tomatoes, and your favorite seasonings.
To make this dish, first you’ll boil and cook your penne pasta as directed on the packaging. When the pasta is cooked and drained, set it aside.
While the noodles are cooking, add your chicken breasts and 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and cook them.
Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and place them in a large skillet with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Tomato paste, diced tomatoes, cooked chicken, and about 1/4 cup of water, and mix thoroughly. Allow to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low.
Add cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and mushrooms, and allow to cook on low while stirring continuously until everything is combined.
Add Parmesan cheese and stir until the cheese is melted.
Add the pasta and spinach, and stir. Salt and pepper to taste.
Creamy Tomato Chicken and Spinach Pasta
Ingredients
- 16 ounce Penne pasta
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 can Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 1 can Hunt’s Tomato Paste (6 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small white onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
- 4-5 cups fresh spinach
- salt and pepper to taste
- Black olives (garnish)
- Cherry tomatoes (garnish)
Instructions
- Boil water and cook penne pasta as directed on packaging. When pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.
- While the noodles are cooking, add your chicken breasts and 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and cook them.
- Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and place them in a large skillet with ½ teaspoon olive oil. Tomato paste, diced tomatoes, cooked chicken, and about 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Allow to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low.
- Add cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, mushrooms and allow to cook on low while stirring continuously until everything is combined.
- Add Parmesan cheese and stir until cheese is melted.until the
- Add the pasta and spinach and stir. Salt and pepper to taste.spinach,
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