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creamy chicken pasta

serves 6
by Nancy

Ingredients

  • 1 lb fettuccine
  • 2 tbsp butter separated
  • 2 chicken breasts cut in half horizontally
  • 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup parmesan
  • 1 bag baby spinach
  • ¼ cup sun dried tomato strips
  • parsley to garnish

Instructions

  1. cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water 1 1/2 minutes less than the package instructions.
  2. just before draining, scoop out a mugful of pasta cooking water.
  3. drain pasta.
  4. sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
  5. melt half the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  6. add chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side until deep golden.
  7. remove chicken onto plate, rest for a few minutes then shred with 2 forks.
  8. turn down heat to medium.
  9. in the same skillet, add remaining butter and garlic.
  10. cook garlic for 30 seconds until golden, then add wine.
  11. simmer rapidly, stirring to scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan.
  12. once mostly evaporated, add chicken broth, cream, parmesan and sun-dried tomato.
  13. simmer on medium for 3 - 5 minutes, stirring leisurely, until it reduces and thickens.
  14. add spinach, chicken and cooked pasta.
  15. toss for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes on the stove, until sauce thickens and coats the pasta strands
  16. use pasta cooking water if needed if it gets too thick.
  17. serve immediately with parmesan and parsley.