Chicken Penne

🥘 Ingredients

• chicken breasts
  2 pieces
• chili flakes
  ¼ tsp
• diced tomatoes
  ½ cup
• garlic
  3 cloves
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• penne pasta
  8 oz
• pepper
  pinch
• salt
  pinch
• sour cream
  3 tbsp
• spinach
  5 oz
• sun-dried tomatoes
  ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• pot

1. 

   1

   Mince or grate the garlic . Thinly slice the sun-dried tomatoes . Cut the chicken breasts into ½-inch strips and season with salt and pepper .

   garlic: 3 cloves, sun-dried tomatoes: ¼ cup, chicken breasts: 2 pieces, salt: pinch, pepper: pinch
2. 

   2

   Heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, tossing ⏱️ 5 minutes , until golden brown and cooked through. Set aside.

   olive oil: 1 tbsp
3. 3

   Heat a pot of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Add the penne pasta and cook ⏱️ 9 minutes until al dente. Reserve some pasta water, then drain.

   penne pasta: 8 oz
4. 4

   Meanwhile, heat another ½ tablespoon olive oil in the same pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and ¼ teaspoon chili flakes and cook ⏱️ 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the diced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer ⏱️ 4 minutes .

   chili flakes: ¼ tsp, diced tomatoes: ½ cup
5. 

   5

   Stir in sour cream and spinach . Cook ⏱️ 2 minutes until spinach wilts. If sauce is too thick, add a splash of reserved pasta water. Season with salt and pepper.

   sour cream: 3 tbsp, spinach: 5 oz
6. 

   6

   Add drained pasta and cooked chicken to the pan. Toss to coat and heat through ⏱️ 1 minute .
7. 7

   Divide among bowls and top with parmesan cheese .

   parmesan cheese: ½ cup