Comfort Eating

What’s not to love about sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, and pasta with a healthy kick of red pepper flakes! This dish comes together quickly with wonderful rich flavor, a perfect evening meal for a busy family. Let’s get cooking.

Chicken Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Ingredients
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 jar (4 oz.) sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch cubes or larger
• kosher salt
• paprika
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for serving with the pasta
• 8 oz. penne pasta
• 1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
• Fresh Italian Parsley chopped fine for garnish

Drain sun-dried tomatoes from oil; reserve 2 Tbsp. of this drained oil for sautéing.
Season the cubed chicken with kosher salt and a dusting of paprika (for color)
In a large pan on high heat add the reserved oil and sauté minced garlic and sun-dried tomatoes for approximately one minute until garlic is fragrant but not browned.

Remove the sun-dried tomatoes and add the cubed chicken to the garlic and oil and cook on high heat until thoroughly cooked. Remove from heat.
Cook pasta according to instructions until al denté and drain.
Slice sun-dried tomatoes into smaller pieces and add to the pan with the chicken.

Add heavy whipping cream to the pan and heat cream until hot, not boiling, stirring constantly, add the parmesan and shredded mozzarella until completely melted.
Add cooked, drained pasta to the creamy chicken and sun-dried tomatoes and toss to cover the pasta, then add Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes, adjust seasonings to taste and enjoy!