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CHICKEN FLORENTINE WITH BOWTIE PASTA



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Make and share this Chicken Florentine With Bowtie Pasta recipe from Food.com.

Provided by cstsmiles

Categories     Chicken

Time 45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 cup finely chopped white onion
1 minced garlic clove
4 cups baby spinach leaves
2 cups cooked shredded chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cups Philadelphia Original Cooking Creme
1 lb bow tie pasta or 1 lb other small noodles
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place oil in Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in spinach leaves, cook, stirring until wilted about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper, and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Add cooking cream, stirring to combine.
  • Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and run under cold water to stop cooking. Add pasta to chicken mixture stirring to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with cheese. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.9, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 64.5, Sodium 265.4, Carbohydrate 43.7, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.2, Protein 13.4

CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA



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Chicken Florentine Pasta, an easy creamy chicken and pasta dinner recipe with bowtie pasta coated in lightened-up fresh spinach Florentine Sauce and black pepper chicken. Needs only 15 minutes of prep. Perfect for weeknights. My version of Florentine Sauce is special. It creamy yet lite with delicious flavor of star-ingredient - spinach. Just three things make all the difference: To lighten-up the sauce, I replace heavy cream with half-and-half. (half the cream and half the milk).Add herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, and chicken stock to add more depth of flavor. Use fresh spinach instead of frozen to control the amount of liquid in the sauce.The resulting sauce is perfect to coat pasta and has amazing flavor of spinach. Every bite just melts in mouth.I highly recommend trying the recipe. Needs only 15 minutes of prep. Cut the dinner time in half by making ahead sauce up-to a week in advance. Cook chicken in advance or use rotisserie/grilled chicken. On weeknights, cook fresh bowtie pasta, heat sauce, add chicken. Wallah! Dinner is ready to devour!I words of Ina Garten, "How easy was that?!" So, let's make some Chicken Florentine Pasta tonight!CREAMY CHICKEN FLORENTINE SAUCE Florentine (in food context) means food served on bed of spinach. The signature Florentine Spinach Sauce was my inspiration to make this creamy chicken Florentine Pasta. Like I mentioned, to lighten-up the sauce, I replaced the heavy cream in sauce with half and half i.e. part heavy cream and part milk. This also makes sauce right consistency to work with pasta.For lite homey summer dinner flavor, I flavored the sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and chicken stock. A subtle tang of sun-dried tomatoes helps cut the richness and make sauce extra-special. You will love the flavors. Tip: If you don't have sun-dried tomatoes, use zest of a lemon. You can also fold in fresh cherry tomatoes in the sauce. FROZEN VS FRESH SPINACH?Any day, I will choose fresh spinach over frozen. Simply because I always have fresh spinach in refrigerator as we love using it as base for summer salads. Specially for Florentine sauce, fresh spinach is better than frozen. Frozen thawed spinach still holds lot of water and is not that easy to squeeze. No mater what, it will retain some water. This water can dilute the sauce or bland the flavor for sure. In Florentine sauce, spinach is the star. So, to control the amount of liquid in sauce, I used fresh spinach. I cook fresh spinach with pinch of salt and a tsp oil in skillet until it is wilted. Then let it drain while I prepare the rest of sauce. This helps to make much silky and never-watery. Let me summarize why should you try this Chicken Pasta tonight!Easy to prepare with only 15 minutes of prep.Creamy yet lite sauce. Perfect for summer dinner.Delicious and versatile Florentine Sauce loaded with spinach flavor. Make once use multiple ways. Make Florentine Pasta, Florentine Pizza or serve as dip with Garlic Bread.This recipe is a true example of make-it-your-own Pasta Dinner. Use any kind of protein: fresh cooked chicken, rotisserie or grilled, shrimp, or even skip chicken and add some broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and red bell peppers for vegetarian florentine pasta dinner.MORE CHICKEN AND PASTA DINNER RECIPES:If your family is Chicken and Pasta dinner fan like ours? I have few more delicious recipes to try:Chicken Bellagio with Creamy Sauce PastaChicken Paprikash with PastaThai Curry Chicken NoodlesParmesan Chicken CapreseCajun Chicken PastaChicken Tequila FettuccineChipotle Chicken Cream Sauce PastaTry something different for dinner tonight. I have made nostalgic buffet-favorite Chicken Florentine easy to prepare at home as complete meal. Pasta with flavorful saucy Chicken Florentine. Drop a message and share with me your favorite Chicken and Pasta Dinner?Happy Cooking!

Provided by Savita

Categories     Pasta     Main Course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

120 Grams Spinach, about 4 cups, fresh baby spinach
1 Cup Cream, half and half, or use all heavy cream. See Note 1
1/2 Cup Chicken Stock
1 tbsp Garlic, fresh 4-5 cloves, minced
1/4 Cup White Onion, small diced
3/4 Cup Four Cheese Blend, Or use shredded Asiago-Fontina Cheese half and half.
4 Sun-dried Tomatoes, oil packed, small diced. Plus 1 tbsp of oil
1/2 tsp Oregano
Parsley, fresh chopped
1 lbs Chicken, boneless, breast or thigh
1/2 lbs Pasta, Farfalle Bowite or Penne Pasta
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and Black Pepper

Steps:

  • To cook pasta, bring pot of water to rolling boil. Season with salt. Cook pasta for 10-12 minutes or until just al-dente. Once cooked, drained. Set aside.
  • Heat a large deep saute pan on medium heat. Add 2 teaspoon oil, and fresh spinach with generous pinch of salt. Work in 1-2 batches to saute fresh spinach until it is wilted. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Set aside.
  • To cook chicken, wipe the skillet clean. Add 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of sun-dried tomato oil. Heat on medium heat. Season chicken thighs with generous sprinkle of salt and good coat of black pepper. Place in hot skillet. Cook each side until nice crust develops and chicken is cooked through. Take out in a plate and set aside. (See Note 2)
  • To make florentine sauce, add remaining oil to pan. (No need to clean pan again) Add chopped onion. Saute until onions are soft (2 minutes) Add garlic, chopped sun-dried tomatoes with dried oregano. Saute for 1 minute. Don't let garlic burn. Add half-half (milk-cream) and chicken stock. Bring to boil, and simmer until sauce thickens. (3-4 minutes) Mix shredded cheese and chopped drained spinach. Stir to distribute quickly.
  • To assemble and serve, taste and season the sauce with salt and black pepper. Add drained pasta. Coat in the sauce. Mix in chicken or serve on the side. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve and enjoy.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 16m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pound penne
Salt
4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks
Ground pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup low-sodium broth, more if needed
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 bag baby spinach
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
4 ounces Parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler, plus more for serving

Steps:

  • Cook the pasta according to package directions in lightly salted water. Drain and set aside.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and olive oil over high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken chunks in a single layer and do not stir for a minute or two in order to allow the chicken to brown on the first side. Flip the chicken and brown on the other side. Cook until done, and then remove the chicken from the skillet.
  • Turn the heat to medium. Add the garlic and quickly stir to avoid burning. After about 30 seconds, pour in the broth and wine, stirring to deglaze the skillet. Allow the liquid to bubble up, and then continue cooking until it's reduced by at least half (most of the surface of the liquid should be bubbling at this point).
  • Turn off the heat. Add the spinach, tomatoes, chicken, cooked pasta and Parmesan shavings to the skillet. Toss to combine; the spinach will wilt as you toss everything.
  • Add more Parmesan shavings and serve immediately! Serve with extra Parmesan shavings.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE ARTICHOKE BAKE



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A good use of leftover chicken. The addition of farfalle pasta and veggies makes it a one-dish meal!

Provided by Debbie

Categories     Chicken Casserole

Time 1h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

6 ounces farfalle (bow tie) pasta
1 ½ heads broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1 small red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, or more to taste, minced
2 cups baby spinach leaves
1 ½ cups shredded cooked chicken
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Italian cheese blend
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk, or more to taste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes. Add broccoli and cook for 2 more minutes; pasta will be slightly undercooked.
  • While the pasta is cooking, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
  • Drain pasta and broccoli. Run under cold water and drain again. Add to the onion mixture along with spinach, cooked chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and Italian cheese.
  • Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until bubbly. Slowly whisk in flour; cook and whisk for 1 minute. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly. Add enough milk to thin the sauce enough so it will coat all ingredients in the bowl; it will thicken more in the oven.
  • Pour sauce into the bowl and mix until well combined. Transfer contents to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top.
  • Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31.6 g, Cholesterol 58.5 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 21.8 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 560 mg, Sugar 4.3 g

PARMESAN BOW TIE PASTA WITH CHICKEN



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On lazy summer weekends, we like chicken and yellow squash tossed with bow tie pasta. Add extra fresh grated Parmesan for a Sunday touch. -Sarah Smiley, Bangor, Maine

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package (16 ounces) bow tie pasta
5 tablespoons butter, divided
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
2 medium yellow summer squash or zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-1/2 cups fat-free milk
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, 7-9 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; remove from pan. In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add squash; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat., In a small saucepan, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and garlic until blended; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and the remaining salt and pepper., Drain pasta; return to pot. Add chicken, squash and sauce; heat through, stirring to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 528 calories, Fat 16g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 690mg sodium, Carbohydrate 64g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 33g protein.

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