Che Buono Chicken Spaghetti

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  2 tbsp
• chicken breast strips (patted dry)
  12 oz
• cream cheese
  2 oz
• cream sauce base
  1 unit
• garlic (minced)
  4 cloves
• grape tomatoes (halved)
  2 c
• italian seasoning
  1 tbsp
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• pepper
• salt
• scallions (whites and greens separated)
  4 unit
• spaghetti (drained)
  8 oz

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   grape tomatoes scallions garlic chicken breast strips italian seasoning spaghetti cream sauce base cream cheese parmesan cheese olive oil butter salt pepper

   grape tomatoes: 2 c (halved), scallions: 4 unit (whites and greens separated), garlic: 4 cloves (minced), chicken breast strips: 12 oz (patted dry), italian seasoning: 1 tbsp, spaghetti: 8 oz (drained), cream sauce base: 1 unit, cream cheese: 2 oz, parmesan cheese: ½ cup, olive oil: 2 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
2. 

   2

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce.
3. 

   3

   Pat chicken breast strips dry with paper towels and season all over with half the Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 4 minutes to ⏱️ 6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer chicken to a plate. Wipe out pan.
4. 

   4

   Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook until al dente ⏱️ 9 minutes to ⏱️ 11 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain well.
5. 

   5

   Once spaghetti has cooked ⏱️ 5 minutes , melt 2 TBSP butter in pan used for chicken over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, scallion whites, and garlic; cook until garlic and scallions are softened and fragrant ⏱️ 1 minute to ⏱️ 2 minutes .
6. 

   6

   Reduce heat under pan with tomato mixture to medium. Add cream sauce base and remaining Italian seasoning. Stir in cream cheese and bring to a simmer; cook until melted and combined. Season with salt and pepper.
7. 7

   Add drained spaghetti and chicken to pan with sauce; stir until coated and creamy, adding splashes of reserved pasta cooking water as needed. Stir in half the Parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper. Divide chicken spaghetti between bowls. Sprinkle with scallion greens and remaining Parmesan and serve.