EASY! Penne with chicken, spinach and tomato Alfredo (soooo good!)

"This is my family's favorite dish that I make. And it is sooo easy! It is enough for 6 adults. Or 2 adults and 2 kids, with more than enough to have for dinner the next night, and then lunch for 2 kids the next day. It's also good if you leave out the chicken."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Thaw spinach completely in a colander lined with a few paper towels.
  • This may take a few hours.
  • Squeeze spinach completely dry.
  • Set aside.
  • Cut up chicken into bite size pieces.
  • Brown in a skillet.
  • Keep warm.
  • Cook penne according to package.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium sauce pan, add both jars of sauce, tomato and spinach.
  • Bring to a simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally.
  • Continue simmering for 10 minutes or so.
  • When pasta is done, drain and place in a large serving bowl.
  • Add chicken and stir.
  • Add Alfredo mixture and stir again.
  • Serve right away with garlic bread.

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Reviews

  1. Wow! This was GOOD! It's amazing what can become of sauce in a jar! It had a 100% homemade taste too! I will never tell anyone that it came from jars and cans! Spectacular!
     
  2. This was very good (a little sweet, but not too much). I had it for dinner last night and had leftovers for lunch today. Yum.
     
  3. Delicious! Easy to make and inexpensive. I will make this again and again. This is awesome. It comes together in just minutes. I added garlic an parsley. Lots of leftovers.
     
  4. Great easy meal. I did adapt the recipe to suit my last minute needs. I didn't have any chicken defrosted and instead subbed cheese tortellini for the penne and chicken. I started out by sauteing onion and garlic in olive oil and added 1 bag of chopped fresh spinach to wilt down. To this, I added a can of petite diced tomatoes and 1 jar of the pasta sauce. I think that the tomatoes perked up the sometimes heavy flavor of jarred cream sauces. It was a great quick dinner that saved the night when I discovered the pork chops I had planned were spoiled.
     
  5. This recipe was quite good. My husband and kids liked it alot. I think next time I will try a different sauce, perhaps the roasted garlic one, as I didn't really like the aftertaste of the sundried tomato one. Just a personal preference, though, this recipe is definitely worth making again and again.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Delicious! My family loved it. I had to adapt based on what I had on hand, and it still turned out great. I made a low fat alfredo sauce rather than using the store bought kind. I also discovered too late that I didn't have the diced tomatoes, so I substituted stewed tomatoes with italian seasonings and diced them. They have a stonger flavor which came through nicely in this dish.
     
  2. Very nice dish. I added some green onions to mine, and they blended nicely. I also used grilled chicken pieces instead of breasts. I agree with another reviewer, that the sauce had an after taste that made it difficult to eat as the main meal. Maybe as a side dish? Overall, very tasty...thanks for posting.
     
  3. This was very rich, easy to prepare and tasty. I halved the recipe but used the same amount of spinach, and used whole wheat rotini instead of penne.
     
  4. Great easy meal. I did adapt the recipe to suit my last minute needs. I didn't have any chicken defrosted and instead subbed cheese tortellini for the penne and chicken. I started out by sauteing onion and garlic in olive oil and added 1 bag of chopped fresh spinach to wilt down. To this, I added a can of petite diced tomatoes and 1 jar of the pasta sauce. I think that the tomatoes perked up the sometimes heavy flavor of jarred cream sauces. It was a great quick dinner that saved the night when I discovered the pork chops I had planned were spoiled.
     
  5. For my summer vacation I spent 2 nights with each of my 3 married children and cooked for them. This was my favorite dinner I made. My son, DIL, DH, and grandchildren loved it! I made it using the garlic alfredo as suggested. We had leftovers for lunch the next day. WOW for both days! Now that vacation is over, I'm making it for dinner here at home tonight. I'm going to add an extra jar of alfredo sauce, because I like alot of sauce. I might try broccoli instead of spinach too. Tried the broccoli, wouldn't suggest it--the spinach is the best. I noticed I didn't give this stars--definitely 5 star!!
     

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