Creamy Chicken Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes
From juneybug76 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is a great dish to make for company you want to impress. Everyone who has had it loves it and raves about it! Serve this with salad beforehand. Taste it as you go.
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked bow tie pasta shopping list
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts shopping list
- 1 10 3/4 oz. can chicken broth (or more if you are making a lot) shopping list
- 1 9 oz pkg. cream cheese (I used the light kind) shopping list
- 1 9 oz pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well shopping list
- 1 tsp. garlic, chopped shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- ¼ tsp. pepper shopping list
- 15 cherry tomatoes, cut in half or 1 can petite diced tomatoes, drained shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, optional shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil, then cook pasta according to the directions on box.
- Slice chicken breasts into approximately 1" cubes. In a large skillet, heat half the can of chicken broth and chicken cubes, turning pieces with a slotted spatula for 5 to 7 minutes until chicken is no longer pink.
- Add cream cheese, spinach, remaining half can of chicken broth, garlic, salt and pepper. Heat for about 3 to 5 minutes, until cream cheese has melted. Add cherry tomato halves and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until tomatoes are soft. Add a little sugar if needed and add parmesan cheese to thicken if needed.
- Toss the drained pasta with chicken and vegetable mixture. If desired, sprinkle this dish with parmesan cheese, according to taste.
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LOVE chicken and spinach receipes.HIGh 5!
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Spinach yaaaa I love spinach great post.
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