CREAMY SEMI-DRIED TOMATO CHICKEN PASTA
2014-03-03 12:13:15
PREPARATION 15 MINS • COOKING 20-30 MINS • SERVES 4-6
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed or chopped
- ½ cup semi-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 cup cream
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated
- salt and pepper to taste
- 250-300g pasta – penne or spiral
- 1 tablespoon butter, extra
- 600g skinless chicken thigh fillets trimmed of excess fat and cut into chunks
- 2 handfuls of baby spinach (roughly chopped so the kids will eat it!)
- parmesan cheese to garnish
- Heat butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft but not brown.
- Add semi-dried tomatoes, cream, tomato paste, parmesan, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer until it reaches the consistency you would like (10-15 minutes), stirring occasionally.
- While the sauce is cooking, cook pasta according to packet directions.
- In a frying pan, melt the second measure of butter and cook chicken until nearly cooked through. Reduce heat, add the sauce and spinach and heat until spinach has wilted.
- Stir the cooked and drained pasta through the sauce.
- Serve with extra parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
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Made this recipe the other night for tea and it was divine – a winner in my house for sure 🙂
Kayte x
Yay!! Glad is was a winner Kayte 🙂
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It has become a family favourite, even my non loving pasta husband goes back for seconds. My girls have made it, super easy and super yummy