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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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So delicious! Definitely a repeat here 🙂
So glad to hear that! 🙂
could this be made with spaghetti squash?
Absolutely!
I have a house full of varies palates that are hard to please. This pasta is a hit with them all and has now beat out spagetti and meat sauce. Thank you so much!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment!
Made this tonight for the family, with a couple tweaks. No sun-dried tomatoes, dried instead of fresh basil and added 8 asparagus spears (1"). Loved it! Served it with Red Lobster biscuits. Yum!
This was excellent! I made it vegetarian by omitting the chicken. I doubled the red pepper flakes for a bit more kick. When I make it again, I'll remove the skin from the roma tomatoes. Thank you, Julia!
You are very welcome! So glad you enjoyed this recipe and that it worked well without chicken!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe! Adding asparagus to the pasta sounds delicious!
Can this be premade and put into the freezer?
Yes, you can freeze this!
Delicious! I added more salt and pepper, and sautéed some onion with the chicken. I roasted a spaghetti squash that weighed a little over a pound and substituted that for the pasta. Once plated, I garnished with additional basil cut into a chiffon add and some freshly grated parmegianno reggiano. Serving size was about 1 3/4 cup. I will make this again! Thank you for this recipe!
You are very welcome! Your changes sound so good! Love that you used spaghetti squash instead of pasta!
This is amazing. The only change that I made was substituting fire roasted diced tomatoes instead of sun dried, only because I do not like them. I then had to use all regular olive oil for the entire thing. It was great. Easy and delicious. 🙂
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Glad to hear the recipe worked with fire roasted diced tomatoes.
I’m a picky eater and i LOVED this!!! Great job !!
Thank you! I am very happy to hear that!
This looks delicious! Quick question, I have a few tins of Basil & Tomato Tuna in the cupboard which I've been trying to find a recipe for and I think the his could be it! How would you recommend I swap out the chicken for the tuna? =)
I would suggest that you make this recipe without the chicken, but following the instructions. And, then just serve this pasta (without chicken) as a side dish to tuna.
Cooking for a friend tomorrow night and he likes 'red sauce'. Can I add a tomato sauce without losing the other flavors?
Yes, you can add the red sauce if you like. If you add red sauce, you might have to adjust seasonings, add more salt or more spice, etc. You can also sprinkle the pasta and the sauce with the shredded Parmesan when serving.
Could this be made ahead of time for.a could salad?
You could eat this at room temperature. I wouldn't eat it cold, because it does have olive oil.
I love this recipe. So good and so easy! Thanks for the recipe!
So happy to read comments like yours! 🙂
Will try this looks delicious.
Enjoy!
Made this tonight for dinner. This was absolutely DELICIOUS! Would give this 10 stars if I could. Used chicken sausage (casings removed) and spaghetti squash in place of pasta. Amazing. This will be put on regular rotation for sure. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
So glad you enjoyed this recipe! Chicken sausage with spaghetti squash sounds so good!
Cooking it now. Mine is very runny , is that normal ?
It should be "juicy". If it's too runny, increase the heat for a short time until the liquid reduces, stirring at all times. But do not reduce all the liquid, otherwise, you will have no sauce.
I just made this and it is an incredible recipe! My husband is allergic to tomatoes so I couldnt include them but it was still extremely delicious. I made a pan separate with the tomatos minus the chicken (I'm fasting meat right now) and it was the most incredible flavor. I do like basil flavor so I will add much more next time or use Italian seasonings. I followed the recipe exactly other than the slight modifications. It's not often I make a recipe and dont feel like I need to tweak it. This one is a winner!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for taking your time to leave such a wonderful comment!