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Tomato Spinach Chicken Spaghetti - this recipe features pasta, fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach, garlic, and olive oil. It's a great Summer pasta recipe! Easy and quick! Only 30 minutes to make. A fantastic way to prepare chicken pasta using fresh vegetables!
This chicken pasta has a good variety of fresh ingredients: spinach, tomatoes, basil, garlic. Add chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and good quality olive oil to the mix - and you get a healthy and light dinner! So good! This recipe reminds me of tomato spinach shrimp pasta that is also very light and refreshing! This Mediterranean style meal is packed with vegetables, protein and good oils.
Why make this pasta dish
- When we think about chicken pasta, we usually picture a pasta dish with lots of cream sauce and white cheese. Like this chicken and bacon pasta with spinach and tomatoes in garlic cream sauce. This spinach tomato chicken pasta has no cream sauce. It's a healthy version of chicken pasta. And, it tastes like comfort food.
- This vibrant chicken spaghetti one of the most popular recipes on my site. It has been pinned 1.6 million times and visited by millions of people. I hope you try this Tomato and Spinach Chicken Spaghetti Pasta. See for yourself why it is so popular!
- Did I forget to mention that this pasta recipe is easy to make and takes only 30 minutes from start to finish? Not bad for a good-looking dish that tastes like comfort food! And, it looks beautiful, vibrant and colorful!
What makes this tomato spinach chicken pasta even more special?
- This recipe's main ingredients are fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, and spinach.
- To make this pasta even more flavorful, I also used sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes! They added so much flavor!
- Once the chicken pasta is completely cooked, I highly recommend that you add 3 tablespoons of high-quality olive oil. Stir it into the final pasta dish, off heat. It's so tasty and so good for you!
Variations
- Use spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine, angel hair pasta, or pappardelle pasta.
- Use skinless and boneless chicken thighs. Or, use skinless and boneless chicken breasts. Chop chicken meat into smaller pieces.
- This is the ideal recipe for trying out all sorts of artisanal pasta that we often see in the stores. Make this recipe with green spinach pasta, or orangy-looking sun-dried tomato fettuccine, artichoke pasta, etc. You get the idea! Use all those colorful unusual kinds of pasta we see in the stores in this recipe!
- Don't have spinach? Use other greens. Swiss chard or kale will work great in this recipe.
I hope you'll make this easy tomato spinach chicken spaghetti. It makes a truly Mediterranean dinner!
More chicken pasta with tomatoes
Love tomatoes in your pasta? Try these recipes:
- Chicken Zucchini Pasta with Tomatoes
- Spinach and Artichoke Chicken Pasta with Bacon and Tomatoes in Asiago Cream Sauce
- Pesto Chicken Tortellini with Tomatoes and Asparagus
Amazing chicken pasta recipes with spinach
Do you enjoy pasta with spinach? Take a look at these delicious family-friendly dinners:
- Spinach Artichoke Pasta with Chicken
- Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake with Spinach Dip
- Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Pasta
- Italian Ravioli with Spinach and Artichokes
Tomato Spinach Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped, drained of oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil drained from sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ lb chicken boneless and skinless (preferably, boneless skinless thighs), chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 roma tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves chopped
- 8 oz spinach fresh
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 8 oz spaghetti pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (use high quality olive oil or oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar)
Instructions
- Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, drained from sun-dried tomatoes, to a large skillet, on medium-low heat.
- Add chopped chicken. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs and prefer to use them, but you can use chopped chicken breast, as well.
- Add red pepper flakes, and salt over all of the ingredients in the skillet.
- Cook on medium heat until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Add chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh basil leaves, fresh spinach, and chopped garlic to the skillet with chicken. Cook on medium heat for about 3- 5 minutes until spinach wilts just a little, and tomatoes release some of their juices. Remove from heat.
- Taste, and add more salt to taste, if needed. Cover with lid and keep off heat.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, until al dente.
- Drain. Add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with the chicken and vegetables.
- Reheat on low heat, mix everything well, add more seasonings (salt and pepper), if desired. Remove from heat.
- At this point, when the pasta and vegetables are off heat, you can add more high-quality olive oil. It's optional but really tasty! Or you can add more olive oil from the jar from the sun-dried tomatoes.
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Nutrition
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I've been getting into healthy eating recently, and I LOVE this recipe. It's absolutely amazing. Using the sun dried tomato oil was a nice touch. Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome! Very happy to hear you have enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
This is the first time I am using sun-dried tomatoes. It taste good and easy to prepare. I am making it for tonight's family dinner. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Jill! I am glad you're trying this recipe!
This was so good. I made a few changes according to my taste and it was amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Lori! 🙂
Can you think of any reason this recipe wouldn't be delicious made with shrimp?
This would be great with shrimp!
Would you change anything if leaving out the chicken?
If you want to omit the chicken, just leave it out, and don't change anything.
Thanks for the recipe! It came out delicious and was definitely very easy!
Thank you, Virginia! I am glad you liked it!
Made this for dinner tonight. I used whole wheat pasta to make it even healthier. It was delicious. Just the right portion sized too.
Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Great idea to use whole what pasta - definitely makes it a healthier pasta dish! I use gluten free pasta (brown rice pasta) in this recipe, and it works great as well!
I just made this dish last night and was very happy with it. You're right! It had really good flavoring and was a big hit too. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you, Donna! I am really happy you like it! 🙂
It was loved by all 7. HAD to double recipe. Next time (definitely will be one) I think I'll add more chicken. Yes absolutely, the olive oil from the sun dried tomatoes made this dish. Such wonderful flavor! YOUR recipe is teriffic just as it is; but, I'm one of those crazy people who likes to put my own spin on it. I added fresh sliced mushrooms, a little sweet onion. Next time I may even try it w/ the spaghetti squash as I have a diabetic brother & he has 2 teenagers w/ juvenile diabetes. I'M so honored they say they'll eat anything there great aunt cooks, because it's always so good. LET me say I'm "slow as Christmas" w/ anything I cook (partly due to being ADD, I have to keep reading & rereading the recipe. AT 53 I have grown to love cooking & baking for others; but, I've much to learn. THANKS for helping me to cook a delicious & healthy dinner for my family I love so dearly. Everyone got a second & some a third helping. LOL!!
Samina, thank you so much for leaving such a thoughtful comment! I am so glad your whole family (all 7 of you) liked this recipe! Adding mushrooms and sweet onions sounds delicious, as well as trying it with spaghetti squash! You are a great aunt for cooking for your brother and his kids - they are lucky to have you and it seems that they do not take you for granted, either, and that they are grateful for what you do for them! 🙂
This recipe was delicious! I am a full time student who also works 35 hours a week- this recipe was easy and quick and perfect for my Grandpa and I! We sprinkled a little parmesan cheese to the finished product! This will definitely be made in our kitchen again! We are both excited for our leftovers tomorrow 🙂
Thank you, Monica! I am so glad you and your grandpa liked the recipe! Yes, it's pretty easy which is great for a busy student like you! It's great that you cook for yourself and your grandpa - he is one lucky grandpa! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Why are the calorie and carb counts never included at the end of receipes?
That's something I still need to figure out.
According to an online calorie calculator, if split into 4 servings, it’s 309 calories per serving.
I have a serious aversion to sun dried tomatoes...would regular tomatoes work in this?
Yes, regular tomatoes will work here, however, the flavor would be different, and you would need to add more herbs and probably more salt to compensate for the loss of flavor from not using the sun-dried tomatoes.
Sounds delicious, can't wait to try it. And you do what you need to with ads, I appreciate the fact it's free. Thanks so much!
Thank you, Heidi! I am glad you stopped by! 🙂
Love it. Simple ingredients and great recipe details. thanks
Thank you, Anna! 🙂
Tried this and it was amazing!!! I used whole wheat pasta, added more sundries tomatoes, more garlic , basil and added Artichoke hearts mixed it in!! Then added Parmesan cheese to top it off OMG Aaammmmazzing!
Thank you, Ashley, SO GLAD you liked it! Adding artichokes sounds so delicious! And topping everything with the Parmesan cheese takes it literally to the next level! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂