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Sun-Dried tomato pasta with pan-seared chicken breast on a white plate. There a a bottle of white wine, vintage silverware, and bread

Chicken With Sun-dried Tomato Pasta


  • Author: Janice Lalonde
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

Enjoy a delicious meal of this creamy chicken with sun-dried tomato pasta. This quick and easy pasta is packed with flavor and is sure to please everyone at the dinner table. The combination of the juicy chicken breasts and creamy sun-dried tomato sauce creates a tantalizing dish that is sure to be a hit at dinner tonight. 


Ingredients

Scale

For marinating the poultry –

2 lbs – Chicken Breast

2 cups of all-purpose flour

2 tsp of onion powder

2 tsp of garlic powder

2 tsp of paprika

1 tbsp of ground black pepper

1 tbsp of sea salt

1/4 cup of virgin olive oil

For making the Sundried tomato cream sauce:

4 oz of sun-dried tomatoes

3 tbsp of sun-dried tomatoes oil

5 cloves of garlic

1 small shallot

4 to 5 springs of Thymes (You can reserve some extra as garnish)

2 tbsp of unsalted butter

1 tbsp of dijon mustard

2 cups of heavy cream

1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese

1/2 cup of pasta water

For making the pasta :

400g of uncooked spaghetti

6 quart of water

1/4 cup olive oil

1/3 cup of sea salt

2 tbsp of ground black paper


Instructions

  1. Wash and clean the chicken breasts. Place them on a cutting board, and pat them dry with paper towels.
  2. Use the meat tenderizer and pound chicken breasts until flattened. Place the chicken breasts on a cookie sheet.
  3. Mix onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, ground paper, salt, and olive oil in a separate bowl. Set your seasoning mixture aside.

  4. Season the chicken breasts evenly and let them absorb the seasoning while you prepare other ingredients.

  5. Pour 4 oz of sun-dried tomatoes from the jar, and cut them into small pieces. In the meantime, reserve some sun-dried tomato oil and set both ingredients aside.

  6. Prepare the cream sauce ingredients. Dice garlic and shallot, measure the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter, and set them aside.

  7. After the chicken breasts are done seasoning, coat them with all-purpose flour and let the meat rest for another 15 minutes. 

  8. Heat your pan with olive oil on medium-high heat and sear chicken breasts for 7 minutes on each set. (Avoid flipping the breast back and forth.) 

  9. Once chicken breasts are done cooking, set them aside.

  10. While the chicken breasts are resting, boil a big pot of water on high heat to cook the pasta. Add olive oil, sea salt, and black paper to the water.

  11. Once the pasta water is boiling, add in your pasta. Follow the cooking instruction on the package and cook them until al dente.

  12. We start working on the cream sauce while boiling the pasta. In the same pan, add diced garlic and shallots. Cook them on medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant.

  13. Stir in chopped sundried tomatoes and their oil in the pan. Cook everything together for another minute or so.

  14. Pour heavy cream and dijon mustard into the pan.  Lower the temperature to medium-low heat to avoid burning.

  15. Slowly stir in shredded parmesan cheese and thyme into the cream mixture. Use a spatula to stir the ingredients to ensure they mix well slowly.

  16. After the cream sauce is cooked and becomes creamy, add the chicken breasts back into the pan. Cook your chicken breasts with the cream sauce for 3 to 5 more minutes.

  17. When your pasta is done cooking, reserve half a cup of pasta water and set the water aside, drain your pasta in the kitchen sink with a colander.

  18. Pour pasta into your cream sauce, and turn off the heat to prevent overcooking your pasta.  Pour that pasta water into the mixture to thin out the cream sauce. Use a set of tongs to mix the pasta and cream sauce.

  19. Now you can plate the pasta on a plate, cut the chicken breast into long strips and place them on top of the pasta.  Drizzle with some more cream sauce on top.  If you want your dish to look more Insta-worthy, garnish with red paper flicks and a few springs of thymes. Enjoy!

Notes

For my suggested chicken breast size, cook for about 7 mins per side.  Do not disturb and over flipping it.  Once you place it on the hot pan, let it cook for 7 mins per side, flip it over and cook the other for another 7 mins.   That way, your chicken breast will cook evenly, and you can avoid undercooking it.

To avoid making your chicken breasts tough and dry, use a meat tenderizer to pound them a few times on each side before you season them. This method makes the meat more tender.

The usual serving portion for pasta, especially with spaghetti, is about 100g per person.

It is essential to utilize a timer to time your cooking. Therefore, you will not over or undercook your food.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Entreé
  • Method: Boil and pan seared
  • Cuisine: Italian

Keywords: Pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, pen seared, creamy, tomato sauce, quick and easy