📋30 Minutes Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Mozzarella

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📋30 Minutes Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Mozzarella

Sun-dried tomato pasta is hearty, rich, flavorful chicken pasta recipe that can be made in under 30 minutes. It has a chewy, sweet intense tomato flavor sun-dried tomato with creamy chicken, and loads of baby spinach. This family favorite dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Dinner, Main Course, pasta

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 845kcal

Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients

1 pound pasta any shape you like
1 pound chicken breasts
4 oz sun dried tomatoes soaked in olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoon flour
¼ cup dry white wine
1 cup half and half
¾ to 1 teaspoon smoked paprika divided
1 teaspoon salt divided
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
6 oz baby spinach
1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¾ cup Mozzarella cheese
¼ cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook pasta according to packet instructions, until al-dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta cooked water. Drain pasta and set aside.
In a large skillet or pot drain out olive oil in which sun dried tomatoes are soaking. Heat the oil, add chicken breasts, and sprinkle ½ teaspoon of smoked paprika and ¼ teaspoon of salt over the chicken.
Constantly stir and cook chicken for 2 to 3 minutes until chicken turns white.
Add butter to the pan along with minced garlic.
Sauté and cook for 30 seconds.
Add drained sun dried tomatoes and cook for a minute until fragrant.
Sprinkle flour, stirring constantly, and cook for 2 minutes until flour is cooked through. Remember to keep stirring to prevent flour from burning at the bottom of the pan.
Pour white wine, stir, and allow it to simmer down for 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce in the pan begins to thicken.
Reduce heat to medium, pour half and half, and stir well.
Season sauce with ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika, and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning.
If the sauce begins to thicken a lot, adjust by pouring little pasta water.
Add cooked pasta, baby spinach and stir until combined.
Cook for a minute, then add fresh basil leaves, red chili flakes. Stir well to combine.
Turn off the heat, add freshly grated mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Fold pasta until cheese melts.
Adjust seasoning if required.
Finally serve immediately hot sprinkle with fresh basil, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes if desired.

Notes

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

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