This Creamy Sun Dried Pasta with Paprika Chicken is loaded with creamy pasta and tender pieces of chicken. Cooked using sun dried tomatoes, paprika and lots of mozzarella cheese. Perfect comfort food for the whole family.
If you’re on the lookout for a great chicken and pasta dish to make like my One Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta, you need to make this one too! This dish brings all the flavour to the dinner table and it’s one you’ll want to make on repeat all winter long.
Ingredients
- Chicken – I used chicken tenders but chicken breasts cut into thick strips would also work
- Dairy – heavy cream, mozzarella cheese
- Fresh – Parsley and garlic
- Dried goods – penne pasta
- Flavours – sun dried tomatoes
- Seasonings – paprika, basil, salt, pepper, and olive oil
REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions is located at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- On a large plate, combine 1 tablespoon of the paprika with the salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Coat the chicken in this mixture and set aside.
- In a large skillet set over medium to high heat, add the olive oil, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 3-4 minutes. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
- In the reserved skillet set over medium to high heat, add the chicken tenders and cook each side for about 5 five minutes. If needed, add a little more olive oil. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package. Drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water, and set aside.
- To the same skillet, add the cream, reserved pasta water, cheese, remaining paprika, and basil. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Add pasta and stir well. Add chicken tenders, top with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes About This Dish
This was quick, all cooked in under 30 minutes. I call that quick. Much like the Sun Dried Tomato Spaghetti with Bacon, it’s delish! I still have hardly ever managed a 10 minute dinner. As appealing as it sounds, I have found little success with that time scale. Maybe I just work really slow? In any case, this dish is simple and quick enough for mid week dinners. A great family pleaser.
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Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Paprika Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 oz Penne pasta
- 6 Chicken tenders
- 1 Cup cream
- 1 Cup reserved pasta water
- 1 Cup mozzarella cheese grated
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes drained and roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon paprika
- 1 Teaspoon dried basil
- Small bunch of fresh chopped parsley
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon fresh black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Garlic cloves crushed
Instructions
- On a large plate, combine 1 tablespoon of the paprika with the salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Coat the chicken in this mixture and set aside.
- In a large skillet set over medium to high heat, add the olive oil, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 3-4 minutes. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
- In the reserved skillet set over medium to high heat, add the chicken tenders and cook each side for about 5 five minutes. If needed, add a little more olive oil. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package. Drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water, and set aside.
- To the same skillet, add the cream, reserved pasta water, cheese, remaining paprika, and basil. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Add pasta and stir well. Add chicken tenders, top with parsley and serve immediately.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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