Description
This tomato spinach chicken pasta recipe is delicious with tender pan-fried chicken nestled in a creamy tomato spinach sauce. It’s quick and easy for busy weeknights and perfect for Tomato Spinach Pasta lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2–3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 3/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese for serving to taste
Instructions
- Boil a large salted pot of water and cook pasta al dente.
- Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise and season with garlic powder salt and pepper.
- Heat butter and olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken about 5 minutes per side until cooked through then transfer to plate.
- Add garlic to skillet and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in tomato paste tomato sauce cream and Italian seasoning then reduce heat to medium and simmer 3 to 5 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Cut chicken into strips and add to sauce with spinach warming through.
- Season sauce with salt and pepper then drain pasta and toss with sauce.
- Serve immediately topped with parmesan cheese.
Notes
- I don’t recommend subbing the cream for something else like half-and-half because the tomatoes are likely to curdle the sauce
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 589kcal
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 772mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 141mg