Tomato Spinach Chicken Pasta Recipes

CHICKEN- AND SPINACH-STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cool water; drain.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, spinach and chicken.
• Spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce in bottom of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon about 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture into each pasta shell. Arrange shells, filled sides up, on sauce in baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over stuffed shells.
• Cover dish with foil; bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Italian cheese blend. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

TOMATO SPINACH CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta: Cook the pasta al dente, according to package instructions.
• Cook the chicken: In the meantime, add the sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, chicken pieces, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes to a large skillet, and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Finish cooking: Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and spinach to the skillet and cook for another 3 minutes or until the spinach wilts a little.
• Combine pasta and sauce: Add the drained pasta to the skillet along with ½ cup of the Parmesan cheese and toss everything together well.
• Finish and serve: Drizzle some good olive oil over the pasta and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

ONE-PAN TOMATO & SPINACH CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Season the chicken as desired. Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned, stirring often. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and heat to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Stir in the tomatoes, Swanson® Chicken Broth, penne and water and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 10 minutes or until the penne is tender, stirring occasionally. Return the chicken to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the spinach and cook for 1 minute or until the spinach is wilted.

TOMATO, SPINACH AND CHICKEN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding spinach to the boiling water for last minute.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and basil; cook and stir 3 to 4 min. or until chicken is evenly browned. Stir in tomatoes and pasta sauce; bring to boil. Simmer on medium heat 4 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Stir in chicken mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella; spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

REDUCED-FAT CHICKEN, SPINACH & TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and store to the side. Spray with hot water before serving, if needed, to loosen pasta.
• Add 2-3 Tbsp of chicken broth to heated pan, add onion, mushrooms, garlic and nutmeg. Saute on mid high heat until onion is soft and mushrooms cooked, add more broth if needed to prevent sticking.
• When onions and mushrooms are cooked, add chicken and remainder of chicken broth, cook until broth is almost completely reduced, leaving barely enough liquid to allow spinach to steam.
• Add chopped tomatos to the top of chicken mixture, then layer the chopped spinach, cover and cook until spinach is steamed.
• Add the cheeses & stir, then remove from heat.
• Add the sour cream and mix well.
• Salt and Pepper to taste.
• Pour over cooked Pasta and serve immediately.