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Tuscan Chicken Pasta

Tuscan Chicken Pasta
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people
Calories 425 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken thighs
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 1 1/2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 cups spinach fresh
  • 1 cup tomatoes chopped
  • 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp minced or fresh garlic
  • 4 oz butter
  • 3/4 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375
  • Grate Parmesan cheese and set aside.
  • After trimming the fat off, place chicken thighs on a cutting board and season both sides generously
  • Chop fresh spinach into smaller pieces until you have 1 1/2 cups worth and set aside
  • In cast iron or oven safe dish, pour in heavy whipping cream with spinach, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and garlic
  • Once all ingredients are in the cast iron, nestle in each chicken thigh into the mixture
  • Add a pad of butter to the top of each chicken thigh along with 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese on top of the dish
  • Bake 375 for 35 mins then turn oven to broil and broil for 5 mins
  • While the chicken is baking in oven, cut up and fry the pancetta -make sure to blot the grease off the pancetta and set aside
  • About 7 minutes remaining on dish, boil water in a pot and cook the angel hair pasta until al dente.
  • Once chicken reaches 160 degrees take out of the oven and sprinkle with remaining parmesan and sprinkle panchetta and add parsley as a garnish.
  • Serve whole piece of chicken over the angel hair pasta and scoop out the sauce and pour on top of the chicken and pasta

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Notes

Trying to eat lower carb? Omit the angel hair pasta and just enjoy the Tuscan Chicken as a stand alone main course.

Nutrition

Calories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 27gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 31gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gIron: 3mg
Keyword Tuscan Chicken Pasta
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