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This Chicken Cream Cheese Pasta Recipe is a perfect dinner recipe. It’s packed with creamy, rich, cheesy goodness, with some tender chicken and spinach to balance everything out. It’s super easy and delicious in taste. This cheesy chicken pasta with cream cheese is a treat for cheese lovers!

Ingredients For Creamy Chicken And Cheese Pasta

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 lb chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 10 oz penne uncooked (2 1/2 cups)
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup milk
  • 8 oz spinach fresh (about 3 cups)
  • 3 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated

Directions For Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook till translucent.
  • Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper and cook through until browned. Stir in the garlic and cook till aromatic for about 1 minute
  • Add the pasta, chicken broth, milk, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Uncover and if there’s any more liquid cook for another 5 minutes or until all the liquid has cooked off
  • Remove from heat, stir in the cream cheese till creamy and melted. Add the spinach, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Stir until all the cheese melts and the spinach wilts. Serve while warm.

Substitutes For Chicken Cream Cheese Pasta Recipe

  • Veggies; Broccoli, Tomatoes, Corn, Peas, Peas
  • Pasta; Shells, Rigatoni, Elbow Macaroni, Bow Ties
  • Meat; Sausage, Turkey, Beef
  • Cheese; Cheddar, Gouda, Provolone, Bocconcini

Is It OK To Bake Cream Cheese?

Baking the cream cheese doesn’t change these facts, so it’s best to store baked items that have a lot of cream cheese in them, like cheesecakes or cheese Danish twists, in the refrigerator.

What Is The Difference Between Soft Cream Cheese And Regular Cream Cheese?

Cream cheese is sweeter and fluffier, when beaten it has a texture similar to that of whipped cream. Soft cheese is mostly goat’s cheese or feta cheese. Soft cheese is healthier, but cream cheese is normally used for desserts, red velvet cakes and cupcakes are mostly topped with cream cheese icing.

Can We Freeze This Dish?

This dish can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 5 days. You can freeze this dish for up to 3 months in an airtight container. To reheat just remove the dish from its airtight container and place it in a baking dish covered with aluminum foil and bake at 350 F degrees till reheated through, around 20 – 30 minutes.

Nutrition Infromation

  • Calories: 748kcal (37%) 
  • Carbohydrates: 65g (22%) 
  • Protein: 52g (104%) 
  • Fat: 31g (48%) 
  • Saturated Fat: 13g (81%) 
  • Cholesterol: 133mg (44%) 
  • Sodium: 842mg (37%) Potassium: 1213mg (35%) 
  • Fiber: 4g (17%) 
  • Sugar: 8g (9%) 
  • Vitamin A: 6020IU (120%) 
  • Vitamin C: 20mg (24%) 
  • Calcium: 472mg (47%) 
  • Iron: 3.5mg (19%)

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