Chicken and Sausage Pasta
Tender chicken, Italian sausage, and penne are tossed in a creamy pesto sauce with spinach, tomatoes, and Parmesan for a rich, comforting Italian pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 links chicken Italian sausage
- 2 tbsp each olive oil and butter
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 small chopped onion
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups pesto sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 tbsp each chopped Italian parsley, basil, and thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions reserving 2 cups of the water before draining
- Mean while heat olive oil and butter in large saute pan
- Salt and pepper chicken to taste
- Cut sausage into thick diagonal slices
- Add chicken and sausage saute until golden
- Saute onion and garlic until tender
- Add tomatoes saute until blistered about 10 minutes
- De glaze pan with chicken stock
- Add heavy whipping cream, pesto sauce and reserved pasta water
- Simmer until sauce thickens about 10 minutes
- And parmesan cheese, spinach, and herbs last 5 minutes
- Toss drained pasta in the sauce
- Top with the additional parmesan and Italian parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste