Making easy pasta recipes is always a win! And you know me when it comes to making delicious and easy pasta recipes. Made this Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta recipe and it’s soooooo delicious. It took me a little less than 30 minutes to make this pasta recipe so it’s a perfect weeknight recipe for families.
HOW TO MAKE THE CREAMY CHICKEN AND TOMATO PASTA:
First and foremost, I always start cooking the pasta al dente and prepping my ingredients. Save one cup of pasta water. Slice the chicken, mince the garlic and chop the fresh basil. In a skillet, heat up one tablespoon of olive oil and cooked the slices of chicken until they are almost fully cooked and obtain a nice crispy gold color on each side. Typically takes 3-5 minutes because they are thin. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, add one more tablespoon of olive oil and cook the diced onions until they are translucent.
Add in the diced tomatoes, garlic and stir to cook for a minute or so then add in the salt, black pepper, paprika, heavy cream, milk and pasta water. Simmer for 2 minutes then add in the cooked chicken. Stir and let everything cook together for 2 more minutes. At this point, add in the grated parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese and fresh chopped basil. Please use only fresh basil not dried because it gives it such an amazing flavor.Stir and cook on low for 2 minutes.
FINISHING OFF THE CREAMY CHICKEN AND TOMATO PASTA:
At this point add in the cooked pasta. Mix everything very well together so the pasta gets coated with the sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes and then remove from heat. You can grate some fresh parmesan cheese on top for garnishing or toss some chopped or whole basil leaves on top.
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MORE PASTA RECIPES YOU MAY LIKE:
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Spaghetti
Jalapeño Cheddar Mac N’ Cheese
Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30
- Yield: 4 1x
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This Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta recipe is a super easy and delicious weeknight meal for busy families and can be made is less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb rotini pasta, cooked al dente
- 1 lb chicken tenders, thinly sliced (can use breasts)
- 2 cups of diced cherry tomatoes, (can use one can of diced tomatoes)
- 1 small-medium onion, finely diced
- 1 1/2 tsp. fresh crack black pepper
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 2 tbsps. fresh minced garlic
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup pasta water
- 1 tsp. salt, to taste
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
Instructions
- Start cooking the pasta al dente according to package instructions. Save 1 cup of pasta water.
- Prepare ingredients: Dice the onions and cherry tomatoes, slice the chicken, mince the garlic and chop the basil.
- In a skillet, heat up one tablespoon of olive oil and cooked the slices of chicken until they are almost fully cooked and obtain a nice crispy gold color on each side.Typically takes 3-5 minutes because they are thin. Remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add one more tablespoon of olive oil and cook the diced onions until they are translucent.
- Add in the diced tomatoes and garlic. Stir to cook for a minute of 1 minutes then add in the salt, black pepper, paprika, heavy cream, milk and pasta water.
- Simmer for 2 minutes then add in the cooked chicken. Stir and let everything cook together for 2 more minutes.
- At this point, add in the grated parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese and fresh chopped basil.
- Stir and cook on low for 2 minutes then add in the cooked pasta. Mix everything very well together so the pasta gets coated with the sauce.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes and then remove from heat. You can grate some fresh parmesan cheese on top for garnishing or toss some chopped or whole basil leaves on top.
- Category: Entrée
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 657
- Sugar: 8.7g
- Sodium: 1394.3mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 11.3g
- Carbohydrates: 65.1g
- Protein: 33.2g
Keywords: Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta
