How to Cook Tasty Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms

Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. A delicious, super creamy white wine based sauce loaded with mushrooms and tender, perfectly seared chicken. Add mushrooms and garlic, and stir to incorporate with the onion.

Finally, creamy pasta sauces do dry up very quickly. I recommend scooping out some starchy pasta water and using it to thin out as needed. The starch molecules help emulsify the sauce. You can have Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms

1. You need 4 of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced.
2. You need 2 Tablespoons of Olive oil.
3. You need of Salt and Pepper.
4. It's 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms.
5. You need of Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce:.
6. It's 1/4 cup of butter.
7. You need 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
8. You need 1 tablespoon of flour.
9. You need 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
10. Prepare 1 cup of heavy cream or half and half.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
13. It's 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
14. It's 1 cup of spinach, chopped.
15. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

How to make Chicken Mushroom Pasta (quick summary). Creamy Mushroom Pasta is everything you know and love about creamy pasta.with the addition of buttery garlic mushrooms. Here's what goes in my creamy mushroom pasta. This makes the pasta creamy and rich; it also gains the flavor of the stock.

Creamy Chicken Pasta with Mushrooms instructions

1. In a large skillet add olive oil and cook the chicken on medium high heat for 4 -5 minutes on each side or until brown on each side and cooked until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken and set aside on a plate..
2. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until tender. Remove and set aside..
3. To make the sauce add the butter and melt. Add garlic and cook until tender. Whisk in the flour until it thickens. Whisk in chicken broth, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Add the spinach and let simmer until it starts to thicken and spinach wilts..
4. Add the chicken and,mushrooms back to the sauce and serve over pasta is desired..

You can use pretty much any pasta shape you like, but timing will vary depending on size. Here is a combination of gemelli with mushrooms and chicken to get you started. Comforting, filling, and full of flavor, this Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta makes a perfect weeknight family meal. The blue cheese sauce takes this pasta to another level! If someone would ask me what's my favorite type of meal is, the answer would have to be.