Chicken Spinach Pasta

Chicken Spinach Pasta
with
Grape Tomatoes and Locatelli!

An Amazing Chicken Spinach pasta recipe with grape tomatoes and Locatelli cheese. Now that's a mouth full anyway you look at it!

It's one of my Quick chicken recipes that won't break the budget but will taste like you're eating at a 5 star restaurant.

The freshness of the spinach and the sweetness of the little grape tomatoes perfectly marry with the slightly salty flavor of the Locatelli and create a masterpiece combination of flavor.

And who doesn't like Chicken and pasta recipes?

I know I always talk about quick and easy family meals when I talk about chicken and pasta recipes and that's because it's so affordable and who isn't concerned about that these days?

You can use it with almost anything and it adopts the flavor so well. I use Chicken breast in this recipe but don't get me wrong, I am a dark meat lover so what ever you want to use work well.

You can easily feed a family of 6 with this recipe. Add a salad and call it dinner. And it's healthy too!

Ingredients for your Chicken Spinach Pasta Recipe:

I used Trumpet pasta for this recipe but there is no reason you can't use Penne or a different pasta shape.

1 lb Trumpet Pasta or Penne Rigate
1 lb Chicken Breast cut into 1 inch cubes
2 cups freshly grated Locatelli
1 pkg Spinach
1 1/2 cups Grape tomatoes left whole
3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
1/2 cups White Wine
Olive Oil

Cooking Hint: If you're using chicken breast this it the way to slice it into cubes the easy way.

Preparing your Chicken Spinach Pasta Recipe:

Heat Olive Oil (enough to coat the pan) on medium heat, then add garlic and immediately lower heat to med-low heat.
Occasionally splash white wine to keep the garlic tender. Saute until translucent.

Turn up heat to med-high an add the Chicken Breast and continue to stir.When Chicken is cooked tender add the grape tomatoes whole and mix with the Chicken.

Shortly after that add the Spinach and saute until tender.Remember not to over cook the spinach. You want to maintain a bright green color to the spinach.

Now add the pasta to the saute pan and mix together. Remove from heat and add the Locatelli and stir until creamy.

After making this Chicken Spinach pasta, a Chicken Alfredo recipe will be a breeze.
But don't stop there. I have so many great Italian pasta recipes to try and I hope you get the chance to enjoy them all.