Creamy Tomato Chicken and Spinach Pasta
Looking for a tasty dinner idea? You can't go wrong with this Creamy Tomato Chicken and Spinach Pasta recipe.
Ingredients
- 16 ounce Penne pasta
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 can Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 1 can Hunt’s Tomato Paste (6 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small white onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
- 4-5 cups fresh spinach
- salt and pepper to taste
- Black olives (garnish)
- Cherry tomatoes (garnish)
Instructions
- Boil water and cook penne pasta as directed on packaging. When pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.
- While the noodles are cooking, add your chicken breasts and 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and cook them.
- Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and place them in a large skillet with ½ teaspoon olive oil. Tomato paste, diced tomatoes, cooked chicken, and about 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Allow to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low.
- Add cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, mushrooms and allow to cook on low while stirring continuously until everything is combined.
- Add Parmesan cheese and stir until cheese is melted.until the
- Add the pasta and spinach and stir. Salt and pepper to taste.spinach,