Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

This Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes is a quick and easy meal to make. This pasta dish is so delicious- you’ll have everyone thinking you ordered it from an Italian restaurant!  

More incredible pasta dishes you should try: Chicken Ranch Pasta Bake, Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake, Creamy Pasta Primavera and Cajun Chicken Pasta.

   Pasta is definitely one of the best comfort foods. I try not to eat it a lot, but when I do I’m one happy girl. 🙂 This Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes is simply AMAZING. All of the flavors blend so well together making for one awesome dish!

   I liked how easy this recipe came together. It was really simple to make and so so good. I served it with a side of cheesy garlic bread (recipe coming Friday!) and the whole family dug right in. Honestly, the kids were picking out the sun-dried tomatoes (ugh, of course) but other than that they loved it! This was a great family-friendly meal. 

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Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4

Author Holly

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in 1-inch cubes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 ounces dried Penne pasta
• 1 jar (4 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 ½ cups half and half* see note
• 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1 Tablespoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray. Add cubed chicken to skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in center. (About 10 minutes or so.)
• Meanwhile, boil Penne pasta in a large pot of water until fully cooked. Drain water.
• Drain oil from sun-dried tomato jar. Cut tomatoes into bite-size pieces. Add tomatoes to skillet with the garlic and paprika. Cook and stir mixture for a couple minutes.
• Add half and half, and the Mozzarella cheese to skillet. Stir to combine and let mixture come to a slight boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until cheese melts and a creamy sauce forms.
• Pour drained pasta into the skillet then the basil and crushed red pepper flakes. Carefully stir to combine everything. Simmer 5 more minutes to heat through.
• Serve and enjoy!

Notes

*Half and Half is equal parts whole milk and light cream. You can always replace this with heavy cream in this recipe.

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