Lip Smacking, Mouth Watering Wifeys Creamy Cheesy Chicken And Pasta

Beth Rodgers
Beth Rodgers @cook_3117914
Pine Hill, New Jersey

Saw this recipe on FB and just had to make it. My pictures didn't come out looking like there's buttttt boy did it come out tasty! Enjoyyyyy

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Ingredients

  1. 3 largeGarlic cloves minced
  2. 1as needed 3-4oz sun dried tomatoes in oil
  3. 1 lbChicken breast tenders
  4. 1 cupHalf and Half
  5. 1Paperika
  6. 1Salt
  7. 1Pepper
  8. 1 cupMozzarella cheese
  9. 8 ozPenne Pasta
  10. 1 tbspBasil
  11. 1/4 tspCrushed red pepper flakes
  12. 1 cupReserved cooked pasta water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Drain sun dried tomatoes RESERVE 2 TABLESPOONS OF OIL for sautéing

  2. 2

    In a large skillet on high heat sauté garlic and sun dried tomatoes (drained from oil) in 2 tablespoons of the oil 4 about 1 minute

  3. 3

    Remove the sun dried tomatoes from the pan using tongs leaving the oil

  4. 4

    Add the chicken to the oil pan

  5. 5

    Salt pepper and paperika the chicken the paperika is more just to add color so don't use to much

  6. 6

    Cook pasta according to package (reserve cooking water before draining pasta) drain and run under cold water

  7. 7

    Slice the sun dried tomatoes and return back to the pan with chicken

  8. 8

    Add half and half

  9. 9

    Add cheese

  10. 10

    Stir and let cook stirring constantly until all cheese melts and creamy sauce forms. (If the sauce is too think slowly add the pasta water until it's to your liking)

  11. 11

    Add pepper flakes

  12. 12

    Add basil

  13. 13

    Give it one more stir and your done

  14. 14

    Plate and enjoy

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