Chicken Florentine with bowtie pasta is a delicious and easy-to-make dish, perfect for dinner or a special occasion. With its tender chicken, creamy Florentine sauce, and al dente bowtie pasta, this recipe is sure to please everyone at the table. The combination of flavors and textures creates a memorable dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you're cooking for a weeknight meal or a weekend gathering, this recipe is sure to be a hit.
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CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA
Chicken Florentine Pasta, an easy creamy chicken and pasta dinner recipe with bowtie pasta coated in lightened-up fresh spinach Florentine Sauce and black pepper chicken. Needs only 15 minutes of prep. Perfect for weeknights. My version of Florentine Sauce is special. It creamy yet lite with delicious flavor of star-ingredient - spinach. Just three things make all the difference: To lighten-up the sauce, I replace heavy cream with half-and-half. (half the cream and half the milk).Add herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, and chicken stock to add more depth of flavor. Use fresh spinach instead of frozen to control the amount of liquid in the sauce.The resulting sauce is perfect to coat pasta and has amazing flavor of spinach. Every bite just melts in mouth.I highly recommend trying the recipe. Needs only 15 minutes of prep. Cut the dinner time in half by making ahead sauce up-to a week in advance. Cook chicken in advance or use rotisserie/grilled chicken. On weeknights, cook fresh bowtie pasta, heat sauce, add chicken. Wallah! Dinner is ready to devour!I words of Ina Garten, "How easy was that?!" So, let's make some Chicken Florentine Pasta tonight!CREAMY CHICKEN FLORENTINE SAUCE Florentine (in food context) means food served on bed of spinach. The signature Florentine Spinach Sauce was my inspiration to make this creamy chicken Florentine Pasta. Like I mentioned, to lighten-up the sauce, I replaced the heavy cream in sauce with half and half i.e. part heavy cream and part milk. This also makes sauce right consistency to work with pasta.For lite homey summer dinner flavor, I flavored the sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and chicken stock. A subtle tang of sun-dried tomatoes helps cut the richness and make sauce extra-special. You will love the flavors. Tip: If you don't have sun-dried tomatoes, use zest of a lemon. You can also fold in fresh cherry tomatoes in the sauce. FROZEN VS FRESH SPINACH?Any day, I will choose fresh spinach over frozen. Simply because I always have fresh spinach in refrigerator as we love using it as base for summer salads. Specially for Florentine sauce, fresh spinach is better than frozen. Frozen thawed spinach still holds lot of water and is not that easy to squeeze. No mater what, it will retain some water. This water can dilute the sauce or bland the flavor for sure. In Florentine sauce, spinach is the star. So, to control the amount of liquid in sauce, I used fresh spinach. I cook fresh spinach with pinch of salt and a tsp oil in skillet until it is wilted. Then let it drain while I prepare the rest of sauce. This helps to make much silky and never-watery. Let me summarize why should you try this Chicken Pasta tonight!Easy to prepare with only 15 minutes of prep.Creamy yet lite sauce. Perfect for summer dinner.Delicious and versatile Florentine Sauce loaded with spinach flavor. Make once use multiple ways. Make Florentine Pasta, Florentine Pizza or serve as dip with Garlic Bread.This recipe is a true example of make-it-your-own Pasta Dinner. Use any kind of protein: fresh cooked chicken, rotisserie or grilled, shrimp, or even skip chicken and add some broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and red bell peppers for vegetarian florentine pasta dinner.MORE CHICKEN AND PASTA DINNER RECIPES:If your family is Chicken and Pasta dinner fan like ours? I have few more delicious recipes to try:Chicken Bellagio with Creamy Sauce PastaChicken Paprikash with PastaThai Curry Chicken NoodlesParmesan Chicken CapreseCajun Chicken PastaChicken Tequila FettuccineChipotle Chicken Cream Sauce PastaTry something different for dinner tonight. I have made nostalgic buffet-favorite Chicken Florentine easy to prepare at home as complete meal. Pasta with flavorful saucy Chicken Florentine. Drop a message and share with me your favorite Chicken and Pasta Dinner?Happy Cooking!
Provided by Savita
Categories Pasta Main Course
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- To cook pasta, bring pot of water to rolling boil. Season with salt. Cook pasta for 10-12 minutes or until just al-dente. Once cooked, drained. Set aside.
- Heat a large deep saute pan on medium heat. Add 2 teaspoon oil, and fresh spinach with generous pinch of salt. Work in 1-2 batches to saute fresh spinach until it is wilted. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Set aside.
- To cook chicken, wipe the skillet clean. Add 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of sun-dried tomato oil. Heat on medium heat. Season chicken thighs with generous sprinkle of salt and good coat of black pepper. Place in hot skillet. Cook each side until nice crust develops and chicken is cooked through. Take out in a plate and set aside. (See Note 2)
- To make florentine sauce, add remaining oil to pan. (No need to clean pan again) Add chopped onion. Saute until onions are soft (2 minutes) Add garlic, chopped sun-dried tomatoes with dried oregano. Saute for 1 minute. Don't let garlic burn. Add half-half (milk-cream) and chicken stock. Bring to boil, and simmer until sauce thickens. (3-4 minutes) Mix shredded cheese and chopped drained spinach. Stir to distribute quickly.
- To assemble and serve, taste and season the sauce with salt and black pepper. Add drained pasta. Coat in the sauce. Mix in chicken or serve on the side. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve and enjoy.
CHICKEN FLORENTINE WITH BOWTIE PASTA
Make and share this Chicken Florentine With Bowtie Pasta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by cstsmiles
Categories Chicken
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place oil in Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in spinach leaves, cook, stirring until wilted about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper, and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Add cooking cream, stirring to combine.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and run under cold water to stop cooking. Add pasta to chicken mixture stirring to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with cheese. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.9, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 64.5, Sodium 265.4, Carbohydrate 43.7, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.2, Protein 13.4
CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 16m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook the pasta according to package directions in lightly salted water. Drain and set aside.
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and olive oil over high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken chunks in a single layer and do not stir for a minute or two in order to allow the chicken to brown on the first side. Flip the chicken and brown on the other side. Cook until done, and then remove the chicken from the skillet.
- Turn the heat to medium. Add the garlic and quickly stir to avoid burning. After about 30 seconds, pour in the broth and wine, stirring to deglaze the skillet. Allow the liquid to bubble up, and then continue cooking until it's reduced by at least half (most of the surface of the liquid should be bubbling at this point).
- Turn off the heat. Add the spinach, tomatoes, chicken, cooked pasta and Parmesan shavings to the skillet. Toss to combine; the spinach will wilt as you toss everything.
- Add more Parmesan shavings and serve immediately! Serve with extra Parmesan shavings.
BOW-TIE SKILLET ALFREDO
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Slice the chicken into thin strips and season with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken strips and cook until deep golden brown on both sides and done in the middle. Remove the chicken from the skillet and add the minced garlic. Cook the garlic for 1 minute, then pour in the broth. Let it bubble up and reduce for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
- Next, add the half-and-half, cream and some salt and pepper. Add the Parmesan, whisking constantly until it's all combined. Allow the liquid to heat up and thicken for a few minutes. If it gets too thick, you may thin it with a little chicken broth.
- When the sauce looks good, remove it from the heat. Return the cooked chicken to the skillet along with the grape tomatoes, spinach and pasta. Toss, taste, adjust the seasoning, top with minced parsley and serve immediately in the skillet!
CHICKEN BREAST FLORENTINE WITH FETTUCCINE ALFREDO - LUBY'S
This is a Luby's Cafateria recipe, I found it and put it here for safe keeping... Cook time is inaccurate, I have no clue...
Provided by rusted_essence
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 2h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- For filling, combine ingredients and mix well.
- For chicken, cut each piece in half horizontally into 2 pieces.
- of equal thickness. Place bottoms in a shallow baking pan in a single layer.
- Top each with about 1/3 cup spinach mixture, spreading almost to edge.
- Place tops over filling, pressing together at edge. Freeze 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease shallow baking pan large enough.
- to hold chicken in a single layer.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk together the milk and egg until well blended.
- In a separate shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and dressing mix.
- Coat chicken with flour, shaking off excess. Dip into milk mixture, then into.
- crumb mixture, coating evenly and pressing crumb mixture into chicken.
- Place in baking pan. Bake 25 minutes or until cooked through.
- Top with spinach leaves and cheese slices. Continue baking 1 minute.
- For fettucine, cook pasta according to package directions,.
- adding salt to water. Drain.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add mushrooms and garlic.
- Cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
- Add cream, cheese, seasoned salt, and parsley. Heat through. Pour over hot.
- pasta to coat evenly. Serve with chicken. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 765.7, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 19.1, Cholesterol 216.7, Sodium 1036.9, Carbohydrate 56.9, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 3.1, Protein 55.9
WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA
This dish is so fast to make, and is company worthy. For faster preparation- wilt the spinach at the same time you drain the pasta. You can also take three regular chicken breasts and cut them in half.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Chicken Pasta
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, season both sides of the chicken breasts with herbs, salt, and pepper. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken breasts until golden, 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet, set aside, and keep warm.
- Add the onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic to the skillet, scraping up the browned bits with a spatula. Pour in wine to deglaze and allow to reduce by half. Stir in Parmesan cheese and cream until sauce starts to thicken. If sauce seems too thick, add milk (or more cream) and stir to combine.
- Place spinach in the bottom of a colander. Carefully drain pasta into colander and 'wilt' spinach with the hot pasta water. Add pasta and spinach to the sauce in the skillet, and mix to combine. Add cooked chicken back to skillet. Cook until flavors are well combined and chicken is heated through, about 1 more minute.
- To serve, place pasta mixture in a bowl, top with a cooked chicken breast, and serve with more Parmesan cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 633.6 calories, Carbohydrate 61.5 g, Cholesterol 127.1 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 40.1 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Sodium 527.1 mg, Sugar 4 g
CREAMY CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA
Creamy and comforting, this creamy chicken Florentine pasta is sure to be a hit at dinnertime. The toasty bread crumb topping delivers a bit of a crunch. You can easily feed more by increasing your pasta.
Provided by bfr610
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
- While the macaroni is cooking, combine chicken, Swiss and mozzarella cheeses, mayonnaise, basil, and onion in a bowl. Add spinach, condensed soup, garlic powder, thyme, and pepper; mix to combine.
- Drain macaroni. Gently stir into the chicken mixture. Transfer to an ungreased 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over the casserole.
- Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.1 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Fat 26.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 28.4 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 667.4 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
PARMESAN BOW TIE PASTA WITH CHICKEN
On lazy summer weekends, we like chicken and yellow squash tossed with bow tie pasta. Add extra fresh grated Parmesan for a Sunday touch. -Sarah Smiley, Bangor, Maine
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, 7-9 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; remove from pan. In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add squash; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat., In a small saucepan, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and garlic until blended; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and the remaining salt and pepper., Drain pasta; return to pot. Add chicken, squash and sauce; heat through, stirring to combine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 528 calories, Fat 16g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 690mg sodium, Carbohydrate 64g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 33g protein.
BOW TIES FLORENTINE
Creamy Asiago cheese sauce coats bow tie pasta, chicken breast and fresh spinach in this easy chicken Florentine that takes just 10 minutes to prep.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Cheese
Time 30m
Yield Makes 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
- Place cream cheese, Asiago cheese and milk in medium saucepan; cook on low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add spinach; cook until heated through, stirring frequently.
- Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Add chicken and cream cheese mixture; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 530 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 33 g
Tips:
- To make the chicken more flavorful, marinate it in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
- If you don't have heavy cream, you can substitute it with milk or yogurt.
- To make the sauce creamier, add a tablespoon of butter or cream cheese.
- If you want a thicker sauce, simmer it for a longer period of time.
- For a more vibrant sauce, add a handful of chopped fresh spinach or kale.
- Serve the chicken florentine with a side of pasta, rice, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Chicken florentine is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of tender chicken, creamy sauce, and spinach is sure to please everyone at the table. With a few simple tips, you can make a restaurant-quality chicken florentine at home. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner idea, give chicken florentine a try. You won't be disappointed!
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