Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta
Chicken in a most amazing creamy sauce with black peppercorn cream cheese. It’s garlicky, super hearty and will totally rock your world. This 30-minute pasta dish is easy enough to throw together on any busy weeknight, yet impressive enough to wow your guests.
Ingredients
- 9 ounces pasta
- 1 tbsp oil reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 pound chicken fillets
- 4 garlic cloves
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes drained
- 1 cup half-and-half or 20% fat cream
- 5 ounces cream cheese with black peppercorns I used Boursin
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley for serving
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes for serving
spices
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper less or more to taste
Instructions
- Get all the prep done before you start cooking: cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces, mince the garlic and chop the sun-dried tomatoes into strips.
- Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of cooking water.
- Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, cook until it starts to brown. Stir in spices, cook until crispy and golden brown. Reduce the heat to medium low and add garlic, cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in chicken broth, stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve the brown bits on the bottom of the skillet, simmer for 2 minutes. Add sun-dried tomatoes, cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in cream, bring to a boil. Stir in cream cheese and simmer until sauce starts to thicken. Toss with pasta, simmer for 1 minute. Adjust salt and add a splash of cooking water to thin out the sauce.
- Finish off with some extra black pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley. Enjoy!
Video
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Nutrition
Calories: 673kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 33gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 850mgPotassium: 1471mgFiber: 6gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 1003IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 135mgIron: 5mg
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