Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta is a delicious Italian pasta recipe with tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, baby spinach, seasonings, parmesan cheese, and heavy cream to make it a creamy comfort food dinner idea.

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Ingredients Needed For Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta:

• 12 ounces fettuccini pasta other pastas work as well
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Creamy Italian Pasta Sauce:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp flour
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained 
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more for serving, if desired

How To Make Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta:

1. Place two tablespoons of oil into a deep frying pan and turn the heat on to medium low. Adjust heat as needed to keep chicken cooking but not bruning.
2. Mix garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper together and rub seasoning into both sides of chicken breasts. 
3. Place chicken breasts into pan with the hot oil. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165℉. Turn the chicken breasts over every five minutes until done. 
4. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions while the chicken cooks. Drain and place back into the pan. Set aside.
5. Remove the chicken breasts from the frying pan and set on a cutting board. Cover with foil to rest. 
6. In the frying pan that you just removed the chicken from, place the butter and minced garlic. Stir and cook for one minute.
7. Add the flour and stir to combine. 
8. Add the heavy cream and bring to a low simmer to thicken (this should just take 8-10 minutes). Stir this mixture to blend the small pieces of seasoning that were left in the pan from cooking the chicken.
9. Add the salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and melt the cheese. 
10. Add the spinach and the drained sun dried tomatoes. Heat through to wilt the spinach. 
11. Slice the chicken while the spinach wilts. 
12. Pour sauce over the drained pasta in the pan and stir to combine.
13. Serve pasta and sauce immediately, topped with slices of chicken and extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy this delicious dinner recipe fresh and hot.

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Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta

An easy dinner recipe that is full of flavor, with a creamy pasta sauce and tender chicken.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Chicken and Pasta Dinner, Comfort Food Recipes, Creamy Pasta Sauce, Italian Recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 4

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 12 ounces fettuccini pasta other pastas work as well
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Creamy Italian Pasta Sauce:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp flour
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more for serving, if desired

Instructions

1. Place two tablespoons of oil into a deep frying pan and turn the heat on to medium low. Adjust heat as needed to keep chicken cooking but not bruning.

2. Mix garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper together and rub seasoning into both sides of chicken breasts.

3. Place chicken breasts into pan with the hot oil. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165℉. Turn the chicken breasts over every five minutes until done.

4. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions while the chicken cooks. Drain and place back into the pan. Set aside.

5. Remove the chicken breasts from the frying pan and set on a cutting board. Cover with foil to rest.

6. In the frying pan that you just removed the chicken from, place the butter and minced garlic. Stir and cook for one minute.

7. Add the flour and stir to combine.

8. Add the heavy cream and bring to a low simmer to thicken (this should just take 8-10 minutes). Stir this mixture to blend the small pieces of seasoning that were left in the pan from cooking the chicken.

9. Add the salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and melt the cheese.

10. Add the spinach and the drained sun dried tomatoes. Heat through to wilt the spinach.

11. Slice the chicken while the spinach wilts.

12. Pour sauce over the drained pasta in the pan and stir to combine.

13. Serve pasta and sauce immediately, topped with slices of chicken and extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy this delicious dinner recipe fresh and hot.

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