Tuscan Chicken Pasta Sauce
Tuscan Chicken Pasta Sauce can be ready in less than 20 minutes and served atop regular or gluten free pasta for a delicious dinner your whole family will love.
Servings 4
Calories 689kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp reserved sun dried tomato oil
- 3 tbsp butter
- 16 oz shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 7 oz jar sun dried tomatoes drained and chopped
- 1 15 oz can fired roasted diced tomatoes drained
- 1 cup whipping cream or half and half
- 4 oz Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- 12 oz pasta boiled and drained
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the sun dried tomato oil and butter to a large sauce pan and melt over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for about one minute until garlic is fragrant.
- Add the chicken, sun dried tomatoes, fire roasted tomatoes and juice from the half of lemon. Stir to combine.
- Stir in the cream and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat to low and stir in the Parmesan to melt.
- Meanwhile, boil the pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and reserve half a cup of the pasta cooking water. Stir in the reserved pasta water and the cooked pasta into the tuscan chicken pasta sauce.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce and season with salt to taste and red pepper flakes. Stir in the fresh basil and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 689kcal