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Creamy chicken pasta

Creamy Chicken Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes

5 from 3 votes
A cream sauce with sun dried tomatoes served with bite sized chicken breast and your favorite pasta.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients
  

Chicken Breast
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp olive oil for cooking
Cream Sauce
  • 1/2 diced onion
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp butter salted or unsalted is fine
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 2/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup Sun dried tomatoes in a jar of oil
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Other
  • 16 oz Pasta I like linguine or penne
  • Fresh basil for topping optional

Method
 

  1. Cut up your chicken breasts into small bite sized pieces. Season with the listed seasonings. Preheat a large pan over medium high heat with olive oil. Add chicken to the pan once hot and cook until done, around 10 minutes. Once done set aside on a plate.
    2 chicken breasts, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp paprika , 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp italian seasoning , 2 tbsp olive oil
  2. Get a large pot of water boiling for pasta. Once boiling add pasta and cook per package instructions.
  3. To the same pan that the chicken was cooked in, add a little more olive oil if needed and add the diced onion. Cook for 5 minutes over medium to medium low heat. Add minced garlic, stir in. Add butter and once it's melted add the flour and stir. Add tomato paste and mix in. Add chicken broth stir until well combined then add heavy cream, sun dried tomatoes, and parmesan cheese mix until cheese is melted.
    1/2 diced onion, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 2 tbsp butter , 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp flour, 2/3 cup chicken broth, 1 1/4 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup Sun dried tomatoes in a jar of oil, 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  4. Add cooked chicken to the sauce and serve over pasta.