This quick bow tie pasta recipe with chicken, spinach, and tomatoes is dotted with bites of juicy chicken breast, bright green spinach, and low-simmered cherry tomatoes. A perfect pasta dinner you can toss together in no time. It’s great for when you want an easy chicken dish loaded with good pasta, color, and great flavor the whole family can enjoy. Just serve, and devour!
This easy bowtie pasta recipe is loaded with color from the vibrant green leaves of spinach to plump and juicy red tomatoes that add so much flavor. A quick pan sauce ties everything together for a simple pasta dinner in minutes.
Make This Chicken SPinach and Tomato Bow Tie Pasta REcipe For Dinner
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Make this chicken spinach pasta when you have fresh chicken breast you can cube up and toss into the skillet. Chicken tenders cut into bite-sized pieces works too!
Everything else comes together quickly with a little chicken stock and splashes of dry white wine that will simmer and cook down the tomatoes. The spinach wilts in and adds a healthy green pop to the whole dish. I love to finish off by dotting with lots of fresh basil.
It’s easy, delicious, and a perfect canvas for big scoops of cooked bowtie pasta! Be sure to add a few boxes of good pasta to your shopping cart before we get simmering! Tasty al dente pasta will be the silent star of our easy chicken dinner! I always reach for good ol’ Barilla pasta, but your favorite brand of short pasta is just as good.
Start off by cubing your pack of 3 or 4 chicken breasts into about 1 1/2 inch cubes and toss into a bowl for seasoning…
cube and season chicken breast For This Easy Bow Tie Pastsa Recipe
Season cubed chicken breast with salt, pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, onion powder, garlic powder, and fresh-squeezed lemon juice plus a drizzle of good olive oil. Toss to coat.
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cook chicken breast cubes
In a large skillet over medium heat, drizzle a little more olive oil and toss in seasoned chicken. Cook thoroughly, tossing and stirring in between until chicken pieces are cooked through and golden/browned on the outside, 15 to 20 minutes. When finished cooking, remove chicken pieces from the pan and set aside to rest.
deglaze the pan For Our BOw Tie Pasta Recipe
Working in same skillet over medium heat, deglaze the pan with a generous splash of dry white wine, scooping and stirring up any bits from the bottom of the pan as you go. Now toss in a tablespoon of butter plus diced onion and give it a stir to sweat the onions for a minute or so, then toss in minced garlic and stir together.
add cherry tomatoes and make a quick sauce For Bow Tie Pasta
Now toss in halved cherry tomatoes and stir to combine. Cook stirring to soften the tomatoes, about another 5 to 8 minutes and then splash in 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Bring this mixture to a simmer and then cover, reducing the heat to low.
Cook covered for another 15 or so minutes or until tomatoes are tender and diced onion is soft and cooked through. The tomatoes will be tender and drink in the juices and flavors of the stock and wine.
add A Fresh Pop Of Green to your Chicken Spinach Pasta
Remove the cover and add one 5 oz container fresh spinach.
Stir in until spinach is warmed through and it wilts into the sauce.
add bowtie pasta and chicken back into the pot
Next, toss the cooked chicken back into the pan along with cooked bowtie pasta and stir everything together to combine.
garnish and serve quick bow tie pasta Recipe with chicken
Garnish with fresh basil or minced parsley and serve while hot. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan cheese and drizzle with a little more fruity olive oil to finish, if desired. If you love fresh basil, try this quick juicy chicken drizzled with garlic basil sauce!
Keep this easy, effortless bow tie pasta recipe with chicken handy when you want a simple pasta for dinner that pops with fresh color and flavor. Serve this quick bow tie pasta with chicken with a glass of your favorite white wine. Maybe add a few slices of toasty garlic bread on the side and you’ve got dinner!
I like to dot mine with lots of fresh basil from the garden! You could even pop in some small mozzarella balls here and there. The marinated mozzarella is always a hit here too! I would just add them onto the plate as you serve up the pasta.
Healthy Bow Tie Pasta Recipe With Chicken, Spinach and Tomatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pack 3 or 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - cut into bite sized cubes
- 3 to 4 cups Bowtie Pasta - Cooked and ready to toss in
- 5 oz container Fresh Spinach
- 1 container Cherry Tomatoes - cut in half
- 1/2 cup Shallot - fine or small dice
- 2 cloves Garlic - minced
- 1/2 tsp Coarse Salt + Ground Pepper - for seasoning chicken before cooking
- 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Dried Basil
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 of a lemon Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice - from a 1/4 of a fresh lemon
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 3/4 to 1 cup Chicken Stock or Vegetable Stock
- 1/4 cup Dry White Wine
Instructions
- Cut chicken into bite sized cubes and toss in a bowl with salt, pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, onion powder, garlic powder, and the juice of 1/4 lemon plus a drizzle of olive oil. Toss to coat.
- In a wide large skillet over medium heat, drizzle a little more olive oil and toss in the seasoned chicken. Cook until golden on the outside and cooked thoroughly on the inside, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside to rest.
- Working in same skillet over medium heat, deglaze the pan with a generous splash of dry white wine, scooping and stirring up any bits from the bottom of the pan as you go. Now toss in a tablespoon of butter plus diced shallot and give it a stir to sweat the shallot. Continue cooking until shallot is tender and golden, about another 5 minutes. Toss in minced garlic and stir together. Continue cooking until garlic is fragrant, about another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Now toss in cherry tomatoes and stir to combine. Cook stirring to soften the tomatoes, about about another 5 to 8 minutes and then splash in chicken stock and white wine. Season with additional pinches of salt and pepper at this point, if desired.
- Bring this mixture to a simmer and then cover, reducing the heat to low. Cook covered for another 15 to 20 minutes minutes or until tomatoes are tender and diced onion is fully cooked.Â
- Remove the cover and add one 5 oz container fresh spinach in. Stir until spinach is wilted and then add cooked chicken and prepared bow tie pasta back into the pan. Stir to combine.
- Garnish with fresh basil or minced parsley. Sprinkle with lots of grated parmesan cheese and drizzle with a little more olive oil to finish, if desired. The pasta will drink up all that delicious cooking liquid from the pan. Serve hot.
