Ingredients
For chicken pasta:
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- 1 lb chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (I used unsulfured kind)
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 1 cup spinach
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (at least, add more to taste)
- Salt and pepper to taste (for chicken)
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup reserved cooked pasta water (if runnier sauce is desired)
Instructions
- In a large skillet, add olive oil and heat it over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add sun-dried tomatoes with garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Remove tomatoes from the pan.
- Add sliced chicken breast, season it with salt and pepper to taste, and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until browned. Remove the chicken onto a plate.
- To make the sauce, add milk, heavy cream, salt and mozzarella cheese and allow them to blend for 2-3 minutes.
- Add spinach to the mixture and allow it to wilt. Add the chicken and sun-dried tomatoes back into the pan and mix everything well.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions and reserve some cooked pasta water. Drain pasta and add it to the skillet with the sauce and chicken. Mix everything well.
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