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Olive Garden Tuscan Chicken Pasta Easy Weeknight Dinner

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Olive Garden Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a creamy chicken pasta recipe perfect for a family dinner or easy weeknight meal. This tuscan pasta recipe features tender chicken with spinach and red peppers for a satisfying dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 ½ cups chicken stock
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • ½ cup heavy cream or half and half
  • ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pound fettuccine
  • ½ cup roasted red peppers strips or chopped or 1 fresh red bell pepper
  • 2 cups fresh spinach or 1 cup frozen
  • 2 heads roasted garlic

Instructions

  1. Begin by boiling water and cook the fettuccine according to package directions but stop just before al dente since it will cook more in the sauce.
  2. While pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and season flour with salt and black pepper.
  3. Coat chicken breasts lightly with the seasoned flour and shake off any extra.
  4. Cook chicken in the hot oil about 5 minutes on each side until golden and completely cooked, then set aside.
  5. In the pot used for the pasta, melt butter over medium heat and add minced garlic along with garlic powder; sauté until fragrant about 30 seconds.
  6. Stir in flour and mix well until no longer dry.
  7. Gradually whisk in chicken stock, white wine, and heavy cream, then add red pepper flakes, dried parsley, and salt.
  8. Let the sauce simmer gently on medium low for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.
  9. Mix in Parmesan cheese until it melts smoothly into the sauce.
  10. Add spinach, red peppers, and peeled roasted garlic cloves; cook and stir until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes.
  11. Adjust seasoning if necessary, then toss cooked pasta into the sauce and combine well.
  12. Serve the creamy pasta topped with the cooked chicken immediately.

Notes

  • The restaurant used malfadine pasta but fettuccine works well as a substitute
  • If using a fresh red bell pepper, add it with the spinach and garlic before simmering
  • Roasted garlic adds wonderful depth and you can prepare extra to keep in the fridge for future meals

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