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Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta

[heart_this] · Feb 27, 2015 · 19 Comments

Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta

A quick and easy chicken pasta dish with a creamy sundries tomato sauce!

I have been seeing this tasty looking creamy chicken and sundried tomato pasta on pinterest for a while now and it was time that I made my own version of it! You really can’t go wrong with a creamy sauce packed with the flavour of sundried tomatoes but this pasta takes things a step further with the addition on plenty of melted cheese including both fresh mozzarella, which only adds to the creaminess, and parmesan! This recipe is super easy and it only takes as much time to make as it takes to bring the water to a boil and cook the pasta! You start off by cooking the chicken, deglazing the pan with some white wine, adding some broth and cream along with the sundried tomatoes and cheese and you’re done! Other than tweaking the recipe I made one important addition and that was to add some roasted grape or cherry tomatoes for their juiciness and acidity which complements and contrasts the creaminess of the pasta perfectly! As simple as this dish is it’s so wonderfully tasty that words just cannot describe how good it is, you really just have to try it!

Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta
Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta
Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta
Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta

Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta

Creamy Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pasta

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

A quick and easy chicken pasta dish with a creamy sundries tomato sauce!

ingredients
  • 8 ounces pasta (gluten free for gluten free)
  • 1 tablespoon oil (I use the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes)
  • 1 pound chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • red pepper flakes to taste
  • 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, sliced thinly
  • 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup basil, julienned
directions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and start cooking the pasta as directed on the package. (The sauce should be done before the pasta is finished cooking and when the pasta is done al-dante, drain it reserving some of the cooking water.)
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken and cook until lightly golden brown on all sides, about 2-4 minutes per side.
  3. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and sundried tomatoes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  4. Add the wine and deglaze the pan before adding the broth and cream and brining everything to a simmer.
  5. Reduce the heat to medium-low, let the pan cool, mozzarella, parmesan and dried basil, and stir until the cheese melts, about 3-4 minutes.
  6. Remove from heat season with salt and pepper to taste, mix in the pasta along with enough of the reserved pasta water to make a nice and creamy sauce before, adding the fresh basil.
Option: For One-Pan: Make this a one-pan meal by adding the pasta and 2 1/4 cups broth or water (or 1 cup of rice and 2 cups broth or water) to the sauce after step 4 and simmer, covered, until cooked, about 12 minutes (or 20 minutes for rice).
Option: Replace the cream with half and half for a lighter version.
Note: Both mozzarella and half and half will curdle (separate and form little white bits rather than being a smooth sauce) at high temperatures so you need to reduce the heat before adding them to the pan. The heavy/whipping cream will not curdle in this sauce at the higher temperatures.
Option: Add roasted cherry or grape tomatoes, by roasting them in a heavy bottom pan until they blister and char, about 5-7 minutes, for the contrasting juiciness and acidity.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 662, Fat 27.5g (Saturated 12.2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 200mg, Sodium 638mg, Carbs 36.4g (Fiber 5g, Sugars 11g), Protein 64.6g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Heather Christo says

    February 27, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I love simple pasta dishes like this- it looks so bright and flavorful!

    Reply
  2. Lynn @The Vintage Nest says

    February 27, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    dishes like this are the absolute best…simple and elegant and so good. Will be trying this asap. Thank you for posting

    Reply
  3. La Table De Nana says

    February 27, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    I have made Julia's dish and it is great..Like your addition..of the rosted cherry tomatoes..
    Wanted to say I made your chicken w/ the mustard sauce last night over a small portion of egg noodles and it was very good.

    Reply
  4. Martha Christian says

    February 27, 2015 at 9:35 pm

    I just found dinner for tonight…sounds wonderful. Thank you.

    Reply
  5. Grandbabycakes says

    February 27, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    This looks absolutely perfect. I want it for dinner!

    Reply
  6. Maria says

    February 27, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Love all of those tomatoes!

    Reply
  7. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says

    February 28, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Killer pasta, Kevin! Your blog is always a feast for the eyes and I like your riff on Julia's popular pasta dish. I must try your version soon! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!

    Reply
  8. Gaby says

    February 28, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    This is a great recipe! I love creamy pasta dishes, YUM!

    Reply
  9. bev @ bev cooks says

    February 28, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    Oooooooo yaaaaaaaah.

    Reply
  10. Sara says

    March 1, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    Oooh, love this! Sounds totally delicious. 🙂

    Reply
  11. [email protected] says

    March 2, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    So colorful and enticing! Plus easy too. Love it. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    March 4, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Kevin, I love this pasta dish! and yes to cooking with wine!! really enhances the flavor!!! love this!

    Reply
  13. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    March 9, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    Kevin, dude, you seriously make gorgeous looking food. . I never saw the chicken and sun dried tomato pasta on Pinterest so thanks for sharing!!! Making this!!!

    Reply
  14. Tom @ Raise Your Garden says

    March 15, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    The only time I get anything remotely close to this is at the Olive Garden and this looks so much better.

    Reply
  15. FREE MY COKE REWARDS CODES says

    March 19, 2015 at 2:21 am

    Wow this looks amazing

    Reply
  16. Rayann Hickey says

    September 7, 2019 at 7:18 pm

    Wouldn’t it be nice (and helpful) if the commentors were people who actually MADE the dish??

    Reply
  17. Mary L Kessinger says

    May 8, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    Love this recipe,, tried it twice now! Whole family loves it!!!

    Reply
  18. Judy says

    October 30, 2022 at 8:07 pm

    I don’t have scales, so could somebody please tell me how many tomatoes go into this dish? thank you.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 31, 2022 at 8:58 am

      Go with at least 1/4 cup of sliced sun dried tomatoes. Enjoy!

      Reply

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