Creamy Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts
- Seasoned with: paprika onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin
- 1 12 oz box of pasta you can use chickpea pasta for added fiber and protein
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup whipped cream cheese can swap for DF cream cheese
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup pasta water
- Handful of spinach or arugula
- 1/2 shallot minced
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces and season with the seasonings above (paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, and cumin)
- Cook chicken in a pan with some olive oil and the shallot until fully cooked
- Boil water and cook pasta
- While pasta is cooking in a separate pan add ingredients to make sauce.
- SAUCE: Over medium heat add tomato paste, pasta water, whipped cream cheese, and sun dried tomatoes
- Combine sauce, chicken and drained pasta
- Mix in spinach and arugula and stir together
- Separate pasta into four meal prep containers and top with parmesan cheese
- Enjoy throughout the week!
