Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach
A rich and flavorful pasta dish featuring tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh spinach in a creamy Parmesan sauce.
Ingredients
Pasta
- 0.5 pack Linguini pasta (225g)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil
Chicken
- 0.5 lb chicken tenders (about 3-4 tenders or 225g)
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp pepper
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp Italian seasoning
Tuscan sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp sundried tomatoes (from a jar, including oil juices)
- 8 cherry tomatoes roughly chopped
- 1.5 cups milk (360g)
- 0.5 cup cream (120g)
- 0.75 cup grated parmesan (more for garnish)
- 0.5 cup reserved pasta water
Additional ingredients
- 1 handful spinach leaves, chopped
- 3-4 leaves basil, chopped (more for garnish)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta until al dente, reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain and rinse with cold water.
- Season the chicken thoroughly, then cook in oil until seared and cooked through, rest, then slice into strips.
- In the same pan, melt butter, sauté garlic, add sun-dried and cherry tomatoes, cook until soft, then stir in seasonings, milk, and cream. Add Parmesan and reserved pasta water, cook until slightly thickened.
- Turn off heat, stir in spinach and basil, then combine with chicken and pasta. Serve garnished with basil, Parmesan, and fresh tomatoes.
Notes
For extra flavor, let the sauce simmer a bit longer to thicken or add more Parmesan for richness.