Creamy pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach
Creamy pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and parmesan. A simple, quick and really satisfying dinner that tastes way more elaborate than it actually is.
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total
30 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Łatwy
Ingredients
Pasta and sauce
- 250-300 g rolled pappardelle-style ribbon pasta
- 500 g chicken breast
- 1 small onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil
- 2-3 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
- 100 ml water
- 400 ml 30% cream
- about 150 g fresh spinach
- 50 g parmesan or grana padano
- salt and pepper to taste
For the chicken
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
To serve
- extra parmesan or grana padano
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- 1
Cut the chicken breast into cubes. Season with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, then mix thoroughly.
- 2
Finely dice the onion, chop the garlic, and cut the sun-dried tomatoes into smaller pieces.
- 3
Pour the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar into a large pan and heat it well. Add the chicken and fry until the pieces are lightly browned.
- 4
Add the onion, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes to the chicken. Fry for 2-3 minutes, until the onion softens slightly and the garlic becomes fragrant.
- 5
Pour in 100 ml water and 400 ml cream. Stir and cook over medium heat until the sauce starts to thicken.
- 6
Meanwhile, cook the pasta al dente in salted water. You can drop the ribbons in whole or crush some of them into smaller pieces.
- 7
Add the fresh spinach to the thickened sauce and stir until it wilts.
- 8
Add 50 g grated parmesan or grana padano and stir the sauce until combined. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
- 9
Transfer the cooked pasta straight into the pan with the sauce. Mix thoroughly so the sauce coats the pasta. If the sauce is too thick, add a few spoonfuls of the pasta cooking water.
- 10
Serve right away with extra parmesan and chopped parsley.
Tip
Oil from the sun-dried tomato jar gives the sauce far more flavor than plain oil. It's best to cook the pasta al dente, since it finishes cooking a little more once it's mixed with the hot sauce in the pan. If the sauce gets too thick, add a few spoonfuls of the pasta cooking water. Parmesan can be swapped for grana padano.
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