Creamy Tuscan Chicken Stew
Creamy Tuscan chicken stew is a hearty, comforting dinner on a cold evening.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 large chicken breast chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 Tbsp sun-dried tomatoes -chopped
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste heaping
- 3 cups chicken stock
- ½ cup half & half
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1½ cups small shell pasta
- 1 cup fresh spinach roughly chopped
- 2 ounces cream cheese cubed
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large stockpot. Add onions and chicken. Sauté, stirring occasionally until the onions are starting to soften.
- Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, and sun-dried tomatoes for one minute.
- Stir in chicken stock, half & half, and all the seasonings. Allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 12 minutes.
- Add pasta and reduce heat to medium-low; cook: stirring occasionally, until pasta is just cooked, about 12 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low, and add spinach and cream cheese. Cook and stir until the cream cheese is completely melted and the spinach is wilted, 3-5 minutes.
- Serve