Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta recipe, packed with flavor from spinach, garlic, and sun dried tomatoes, your family will gobble this easy dinner right up!
¼cupsun dried tomatoes in oildrained and finely diced
3Tablespooncornstarchdivided
1cupchicken broth
3cupsfresh spinachroughly chopped
1cupheavy cream
1cupwhole milk
1teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonpepperdon’t skimp on this
1cupparmesan cheesegrated
1box linguine noodles16oz
Instructions
Place raw chicken breast into a bowl and pour milk and lemon juice over the top. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. You can also do this in the morning, so that it's ready at dinner time!
When ready to cook, create your chicken crust. In a pie plate, or shallow dish, combine flour, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and powdered sugar.
Drain chicken from milk marinade and dip into the flour, coating evenly.
Heat a large skillet with olive oil over medium high heat. Place chicken strips in hot skillet for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove and place onto a foil lined baking sheet.
Bake chicken in 350 degree oven for about 18-20 minutes.
While the chicken bakes, cook your linguine (or favorite pasta) according to package.
To make the sauce, using the same skillet as the chicken, add additional olive oil, scraping the bits from the pan. Over medium heat, add garlic and sun dried tomatoes to the pan, heat for several minutes.
Sprinkle 1 Tbsp cornstarch over the tomatoes, and mix thoroughly.
Add chicken broth, whisk until combined. Cook for about 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix remaining cornstarch with milk and whisk. Add to the broth and continue whisking while adding in the cream, spinach, salt, and pepper.
Turn heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens and spinach wilts. Add in parmesan cheese.
Stir and heat on low until chicken and noodles are done.
Serve in a large bowl and enjoy.
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Notes
If you smash your chicken with a meat tenderizer before dipping in coating, this helps it become the same thickness throughout, resulting in more even cooking.
Skip the additional olive oil and use the oil from the sun dried tomatoes instead. Adds a rich flavor to the sauce!