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One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Spinach comes together in 35 minutes! The entire meal cooks in one pot and creates a dish that kids and adults love.
Fall is here! With the cooler weather, I’m always craving comforting meals that my entire family will enjoy. One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Spinach is a tasty meal that can be enjoyed any day of the week. It cooks in one pan with easy to find ingredients. I bet that you already have all of the ingredients on hand to make it.
Cream cheese is the secret ingredient in all of my creamy pasta dishes. It is combined with Parmesan cheese in this pasta dish to create the perfect amount of cheesy flavor. Of course I packed in plenty of greens too. Best of all, the pasta reheats well. Make it for dinner and then enjoy it as leftovers for lunch.
The pan featured in this recipe is a T-fal ProGrade Titanium Nonstick Thermo-spoy sauté pan. It makes cooking this one pot weeknight meal even easier. To save even more time, chop the onion and cut the chicken into small pieces ahead of time. When you are ready to cook, add the ingredients to the pan according to the instructions and enjoy a flavorful meal.
One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 3 heaping cups spinach
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper; set aside.
- In a 12" pan or skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and stir until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook one additional minute. Add chicken to pan and cook until brown on both sides. Add uncooked pasta, chicken broth, tomato sauce and spinach. Stir then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 22 minutes. Uncover and cook until almost all of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 additional minutes. Remove from heat, stir in cream cheese and Parmesan cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Garnish with basil and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- This meal tastes great as leftovers. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat just prior to serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I used shredded rotisserie baked (not fried) chicken breast and Goya garlic (1 tablespoon=1 minced clove) and it came out great. Glad you added the note about how to store ot for leftovers-I am single and it gave me lunches and dinners for a few days.
I’m so glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for your feedback!
I have made this about 600 times because my family always requests this!!! I don’t change a thing about this recipe!!!
Thanks so much for your feedback! I’m so glad your family loves it.
Cooked this last night. It was delicious and so flavourful. Oh my god I love that recipe so much!❤️❤️❤️
just made this for dinner tonight. omg this is amazing.
thanks for your sharing
Thanks for your feedback, Selina! This is one of our favorite recipes.
We all are a fan of Spinach, I will make this yummy pasta for my cousins when they will come for the night party at my place. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe with all of us dear. Regards