Pasta with chicken, havarti and sun-dried tomatoes
Recipe for creamy pasta with aged hard havarti and sun-dried tomatoes.Marry Me chicken pasta with havarti.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 958kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 125 g sun-dried tomatoes, cut into strips
- 150 ml white wine (or chicken stock)
- 250 ml cream
- 100 g aged hard havarti, grated
- 100 g spinach
- 6-7 sprigs basil, leaves only
- 400 g pasta
- Salt and pepper
- Oil – ideally from the sun-dried tomato jar
Instructions
- Heat a splash of oil in a large pan and brown the chicken over a medium heat.Season with a little salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Add the onion and garlic and fry until the onion is translucent, then stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
- Pour in the white wine and let it reduce slightly.
- Add the cream and havarti and let the sauce simmer gently until it thickens a little.Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente.
- Fold the spinach and fresh basil into the sauce until wilted, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toss the drained pasta in the sauce and let everything come together in the pan for a couple of minutes.Add a splash of the pasta water if needed.
- Serve topped with freshly ground pepper and, ideally, extra grated havarti.
Nutrition
Calories: 958kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 2051mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 3904IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 319mg | Iron: 6mg