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Creamy Tomato-Chicken Pasta

Creamy Tomato-Chicken Pasta

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pat chicken dry and season with chili powder, salt, and pepper.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Sear chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a clean plate.
  3. 3 Place garlic in the leftover juices in the pan and saute over medium heat until aromatic, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in tomato sauce and heavy cream; reduce heat to low. Add spinach and basil and cook and stir until spinach wilts. Add chicken to the sauce and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the centers.
  4. 4 While chicken mixture cooks, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
  5. 5 Serve chicken mixture on top of pasta.

By Chef Booyah Curtis