Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe

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Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe – saucy pasta dish with chicken, spinach, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms and angel hair pasta. It cooks in 20 minutes and it’s pure comfort food for the soul! 

One can never have too many pasta recipes, am I right? So here is another one, pure food for the soul. Angel hair noodles with delicious sauce, packed with chicken, tomatoes, olives and mushrooms. Filling dinner that’s quick to make and bound to be a hit!

TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA

It’s been a while since I made angel hair pasta and when I saw it a few weeks ago at the store, right next to my beloved fettuccine – I grabbed a box and created this recipe in my head on the way home. I couldn’t wait to make it, because I knew it will be crazy delicious! Another favorite is my Creamy Tuscan Shrimp that can be served over Angel Hair pasta as well!

HOW TO MAKE TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA?

• Start by cooking pasta according to instructions on the box. Drain, keep warm.
• In a large saucepan, heat up olive oil and butter over medium heat. Season chicken with salt, pepper and dried oregano. Add to saucepan. Cook chicken until almost done. Add mushrooms and garlic and cook until chicken is done.

• Add black olives, the whole can of diced tomatoes (juices and all) and fresh spinach. Cook stirring often, for about 4 minutes. Add half and half and simmer on medium-low just to heat up the mixture. Remove the saucepan from heat.

• Add pasta and toss everything together. Serve.

• This is one of those dinners that anyone can make on a busy weeknight or a lazy weekend. It’s great to serve to a company of friends or to feed a family of 4 or 5 (if you have small children).

FLAVORS IN TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA

Size of pasta and the texture can change a dish like I wouldn’t imagine! This Tuscan Chicken Pasta literally melts in your mouth. My Hubby agrees and he is the toughest judge! The sauce from half and half and veggies and chicken plus spices will make you slurp the noodles like nobody’s business. The Tuscan flavors here come from olives, tomatoes, spinach, and spices but I added mushrooms and skipped the white beans (I have a few picky eaters on my hands 🙂 ). And of course, there is garlic. Something magical happens when you add garlic to sauteing mushrooms. The fragrance is out of this world and makes you feel good in your soul. It’s the smell that happy childhood memories are made of, when you come into the house after school and you know Mom is making something good in the kitchen. 😀

For a creamy seafood version, check out my new 15-Minute Creamy Tuscan Shrimp recipe.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA?

Garlic Butter Breadsticks

Cheesy Garlic Bread

MORE PASTA DINNER RECIPES:

Bacon Mushroom Chicken Alfredo

Garlic Butter Mushroom Shrimp Pasta

Sun-dried Tomato Chicken Pasta

Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Ham

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TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA RECIPE

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Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

A saucy pasta dish with chicken, spinach, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms and angel hair pasta. It cooks in 20 minutes and it's pure comfort food for the soul!

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken pasta, Tuscan chicken pasta

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 446 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 6 oz angel hair pasta
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 oz white mushrooms washed and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic minced or grated
• 3/4 cup black olives each sliced in half
• 1 can diced tomatoes 15oz, do not drain
• 2 leaves handfuls fresh spinach torn if the are large
• 1/2 cup half and half

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Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to instructions on the box. Drain, keep warm.
2. In a large saucepan, heat up olive oil and butter over medium heat.
3. Season chicken with salt, pepper and dried oregano. Add to saucepan.
4. Cook chicken until almost done. Add mushrooms and garlic and cook until chicken is done.

5. Add black olives, the whole can of diced tomatoes (juices and all) and fresh spinach. Cook stirring often, for about 4 minutes.

6. Add half and half and simmer on medium-low just to heat up the mixture. Remove the saucepan from heat.

7. Add pasta and toss everything together. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 446 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17g 26%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 91mg 30%

Sodium 714mg 30%

Potassium 847mg 24%

Total Carbohydrates 39g 13%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 4g

Protein 32g 64%

Vitamin A 9%

Vitamin C 14.9%

Calcium 10.2%

Iron 13.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.