How To Make Creamy Chicken, Mushroom, and Spinach Pasta
This chicken pasta recipe makes a creamy and cheesy dish with parmesan cheese and heavy cream. Spinach and mushroom are also added for a healthier touch.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbFarfalle bow-tie pasta
- 3tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 2lbschicken tenders,patted dry
- salt and ground black pepper,to taste
- 24ozmushrooms,fresh, sliced
- 1medium onion,halved and thinly sliced
- 3tbspgarlic,fresh minced
- 3cupschicken broth
- 4tspdijon mustard
- ¼cupheavy cream
- 2cupsspinach,fresh, roughly chopped
- 2tbspparmesan cheese,coarsely grated, or to taste
- 1tspflat leaf Italian parsley,chopped, or to taste
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes until tender yet firm to the bite. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl or a deep platter.
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Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Season tenders with salt and pepper, place in the hot oil, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until lightly brown on one side. Turn and cook on the other side for an addtional 3 to 4 minutes until light brown. Transfer chicken to a plate.
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Add mushrooms and onion to the hot skillet and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until onion is lightly browned. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth and mustard, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes.
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Return chicken tenders to skillet and submerge them in the broth mixture. Cook for 5 minutes until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F. Remove chicken and place on top of the cooked pasta.
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Continue to cook the sauce for 3 minutes until slightly thickened. Turn off heat and stir in cream. Add spinach stir for 1 minute until slightly wilted. Pour sauce over chicken and pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley.
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Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 655.63kcal
- Fat:Â 28.68g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.01g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 12.70g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.14g
- Carbohydrates:Â 69.09g
- Fiber:Â 4.77g
- Sugar:Â 5.94g
- Protein:Â 30.76g
- Cholesterol:Â 60.96mg
- Sodium:Â 902.56mg
- Calcium:Â 94.36mg
- Potassium:Â 836.08mg
- Iron:Â 3.10mg
- Vitamin A: 72.10µg
- Vitamin C:Â 7.11mg
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