
How To Make Tuscan Chicken Pasta
This 30-minute chicken pasta is a fast and easy meal! It’s loaded with tender chicken, and veggies like mushroom, tomatoes, and kale, for a healthier dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2tbspolive oil,divided use
- 1½cupstomatoes,seeded, diced
- 1½cupsmushrooms,sliced
- 2cupskale leaves,coarsely chopped
- 10ozlinguine pasta,or other long pasta varieties
- 1cupheavy cream
- 2tbspparsley,chopped
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then add the pasta and cook according to package directions.
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While the pasta is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
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Add the mushrooms to the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes stirring occasionally until tender and browned.
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Stir in the kale and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more or until kale is just wilted.
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Remove the vegetables from the pan and place them on a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
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Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
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Add the chicken to the pan and season with and pepper. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally or until cooked through.
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Add the reserved vegetables to the pan and stir to combine. Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.
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Drain the pasta, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking water, and return pasta to the pot it cooked in. Turn the heat on medium-high and add the cream along with salt and pepper to taste.
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Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the sauce has started to thicken. Add pasta water, if needed, to thin the sauce.
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Place the chicken and vegetable mixture on top of the pasta and sprinkle with parsley.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 745.95kcal
- Fat:Â 40.65g
- Saturated Fat:Â 17.90g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 15.77g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 4.28g
- Carbohydrates:Â 59.09g
- Fiber:Â 3.81g
- Sugar:Â 5.75g
- Protein:Â 35.91g
- Cholesterol:Â 154.09mg
- Sodium:Â 798.98mg
- Calcium:Â 92.08mg
- Potassium:Â 731.72mg
- Iron:Â 2.44mg
- Vitamin A: 343.50µg
- Vitamin C:Â 20.69mg
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