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Quick Garlic Chicken Pasta, with fresh tomatoes and white wine sauce

Quick Garlic Chicken Pasta, with fresh tomatoes and white wine sauce
I'm hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I've been cleaning and doing projects around the house. Worn out, I fell asleep, and woke up close to dinner time. I looked in the pantry and I had nothing to cook with!  
Grocery shopping was on my list of things to do! Thank goodness, I had some gluten free pasta, leftover roasted chicken, a few fresh tomatoes, a fairly fresh bunch of parsley and some wine! 
You could easily make this low carb with zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash, but sometimes I enjoy a small portion of gluten free pasta. This recipe will be perfect for leftover turkey too!
For such a simple quick pasta sauce, the flavor is rich and complex, not boring at all. I  think the leftover roasted garlic cloves really makes this recipe special.  xo

Quick Garlic Chicken Pasta, with fresh tomatoes and white wine sauce

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I adore my cast iron pan and cook most of our meals in it. Clean up is simple and there's something about cast iron that just makes the food taste better! Do you have one? If not, then look at this one here. It's preseasoned and highly rated.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 3 large chicken thighs, cooked, cubed (you could also use rotisserie chicken, leftover turkey or for vegetarian, omit meat and add veggies like zucchini, mushrooms or squash)
  • 4 cloves of garlic, roasted or fresh, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2-3 cups white wine
  • 1-2 teaspoons organic Italian Spice Blend, mine includes basil, oregano, thyme and rosemary
  • Salt
  • Pepper, coarse fresh ground
  • 2-3 whole tomatoes, diced (juice and seeds are needed)
  • 5 tablespoons Parmesan, or more to taste
  • 1/2 pound gluten free Penne
  • handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • splash of pasta water
  • Parmesan for garnish
Instructions:

Add pasta to a large pan of boiling salted water. While the pasta cooks prepare the sauce. Cook pasta just under al dente. It will finish in the sauce.
  1. In a large cast iron fry pan, add olive oil and heat to medium. Add onion and saute, stirring for a few minutes. Careful not to burn. Add chicken and garlic and cook gently for several minutes. You don't want to break up the chicken too much or burn the garlic either. 
  2. Add butter and seasonings, stir in. Add white wine and scrape the bottom of the pan to get all of the brown bits up. I start with two cups, but often add more as it simmers. 
  3. Simmer until reduced, stirring occasionally. 
  4. Add tomatoes and Parmesan, toss in. I add the tomatoes towards the end so they will barely cook. The Parmesan thickens the sauce.
  5. Add Penne and splash or two of the starchy pasta water to help thicken the sauce. Add the parsley and toss. Cook for a few minutes more until sauce thickens and pasta is done.

Comments

  1. I make a chicken pasta similar to this, and it is so yummy. My girls gobble it right up! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Ali! This sounds absolutely divine! I am going to try this for sure!

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  3. This looks so delicious! And perfect timing to try it with my leftover turkey!

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  4. I love the white wine sauce! Cooking with wine is so fun and so delicious! It just makes everything so fancy ;)

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  5. Oh that sounds so good right now! I am starving...LOL I wish we could just teleport that to me right now like in star trek...lol

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  6. That looks delicious Ali! Great meal for having missed your shopping trip! My last minute meals aren't this creative ;)

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  7. I'm so impressed with what you whipped up with "nothing" in your pantry :-) I tried to cook up some pasta for my kids last night before heading out, then forgot about it, and the entire pot turned black and the pasta was ruined. Big sigh... This looks delicious!

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  8. This sounds like a good idea to make with that left over turkey we'll be having.

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  9. Looks great! I just made a copy and WILL be using this with leftover turkey. Many thanks. Rosie @ The Magic Hutch

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  10. This looks so yummy! I want it now!

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