10 Creamy & Satisfying Pasta Dishes
1. Cajun Chicken Alfredo
Ingredients
for 3 servings
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup cooked sausage, diced
2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
2 cups heavy cream
4 cups penne pasta, cooked
1 cup
¼ cup fresh parsley
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Cook the garlic, sausage, and chicken until garlic starts to brown and the chicken is no longer pink.
- Sprinkle over the Cajun seasoning and stir to evenly coat the sausage and chicken.
- Add the cream, and bring to a boil.
- Add the pasta, stirring until evenly mixed.
- To finish, add parmesan and parsley, stirring until cheese melts and pasta is coated with a thick sauce.
- Serve.
- Enjoy!
2. Creamy Tomato Shrimp Rotini Pasta
Ingredients
for 3 servings
3 tablespoons butter
2 lb shrimp, deveined and peeled
1 cup tomato, chopped
½ cup green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 cup milk
1 ¼ cups rotini pasta
Preparation
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Cook the shrimp until pink.
- Add the tomato, green onion, chili powder, parsley, salt, and pepper, stirring until evenly mixed.
- Pour in the milk, bringing to a boil.
- Stir in the cooked pasta until well-coated.
- Enjoy!
3. Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
Ingredients
for 6 servings
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 chicken breasts, cubed
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
4 cloves garlic, minced
590 mL (2 ½ cups) chicken broth
590 mL (2 ½ cups) heavy cream
200 g (2 cups) penne pasta, uncooked
220 g (2 cups) parmesan cheese
230 g (2 cups) mozzarella cheese
1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
Preparation
- In a pot, heat oil and add chicken.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add garlic, then brown the chicken.
- Add broth, heavy cream, and pasta, and bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer for 15-20 min.
- Turn off heat and stir in 1 ½ cups (165 grams) of parmesan cheese.
- Pour half of the pasta into a greased 11×7 inch or 9×13 inch (28x18 cm or 33x23 cm) baking dish.
- Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup (115 grams) of mozzarella cheese.
- Layer the remaining half of the pasta evenly on top. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of mozzarella (115 grams) and ½ cup (55 grams) of parmesan.
- Broil 10 - 15 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown. Remove and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
4. Penne Alla Vodka
Ingredients
for 3 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
28 oz crushed tomato, 1 can
½ cup vodka
½ teaspoon red chili flake
½ cup heavy cream
4 cups penne pasta
fresh parsley, to garnish
, to garnish
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Cook onion until translucent.
- Add beef, salt, and pepper, cooking until all the moisture has evaporated and the beef is browned.
- Add crushed tomatoes, vodka, and chili flakes, stirring and cooking until half of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce has reduced.
- Add cream, stirring until evenly incorporated.
- Stir in pasta until evenly coated.
- Serve with parsley and parmesan.
- Enjoy!
5. Chicken Spinach Alfredo Rotini Pasta
Ingredients
for 3 servings
2 tablespoons oil
2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
6 strips bacon, cooked, chopped
5 oz spinach
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 cups heavy cream
1 ¼ cups rotini pasta, cooked
1 cup parmesan cheese
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large pot over high heat.
- Cook the chicken until no pink is showing.
- Add the garlic, bacon, spinach, salt, and pepper, cooking until spinach is wilted.
- Pour in the cream and bring to a boil.
- Add the pasta, cheese, and parsley, stirring until the pasta is coated evenly.
- Enjoy!
6. Creamy One-pot Spinach Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
for 4 servings
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ cups chicken broth
8 oz fettuccine pasta
4 cups spinach
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon italian seasoning
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, extra to garnish
Preparation
- In a heated pot, melt butter and olive oil. Add garlic and shrimp, seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Cook until shrimp is pink, then put aside.
- In the same pot, add milk, broth, and pasta.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, so that the pasta does not stick to each other.
- Once pasta is al dente, add in spinach, salt, pepper, seasoning, and cheese, and mix until spinach is wilted and everything is coated in the sauce.
- Add the shrimp back in and give it a stir until fully incorporated.
- Serve with some extra parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Enjoy!
7. Creamy Chicken Penne
Ingredients
for 4 servings
4 slices bacon strip
2 chickens, sliced
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
2 teaspoons italian seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups spinach
4 tomatoes, diced
1 ½ cups cream
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
10 oz penne pasta, cooked al dente
Preparation
- In a deep skillet, fry the bacon until crispy.
- Remove to a paper towel to drain, and chop.
- In the same skillet, cook the chicken with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and paprika.
- Add garlic and cook until soft.
- Add spinach and tomatoes, and cook until spinach is wilted.
- Add the cream, parmesan, red chili flakes, and bring to a boil.
- Add the penne and bacon, and stir until fully coated in sauce.
- Serve with fresh parsley, parmesan, and red pepper flakes if desired.
- Enjoy!
8. Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
for 2 servings
2 chicken breasts
1 tablespoon butter
½ red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 lemon, zest and juice
1 teaspoon chili flake
1 teaspoon dried thyme
50 mL (¼ cup) water
120 mL (½ cup) double cream
85 g (2 cups) baby spinach
150 g (1 ½ cups) fresh egg pasta
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
Preparation
- Fry the chicken over a medium heat and set aside.
- Give the pan a quick wipe with a paper towel
- Add butter to the same pan. Fry the onion and garlic until soft (about 3-5 minutes).
- Add the lemon zest and juice. Give the mixture a quick stir and add chilli flakes and thyme.
- Stir in the water and double cream.
- Add the spinach and allow it to cook for about a minute.
- Put the pre-cooked chicken back into the pan along with pasta. Allow to cook until al dente.
- Mix in the parmesan.
- Take off the hob and serve with extra parmesan, if you prefer.
- Enjoy!
9. Spinach Artichoke Penne
Ingredients
for 3 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
5 oz spinach
1 cup artichoke heart, drained
16 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
4 cups penne pasta, cooked
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add spinach, cooking until wilted, then add artichoke hearts, cooking for 1 minute.
- Add cream cheese until melted, stirring until there are no lumps.
- Sprinkle in garlic powder, salt, pepper, and milk, stirring until smooth.
- Add pasta and mix until pasta is evenly coated.
- Serve.
- Enjoy!
10. One-pot Creamy Chicken Bacon Veggie Pasta
Ingredients
for 4 servings
5 strips thick cut bacon, sliced
1 lb chicken breast, cubed
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
pepper, to taste
1 small onion, sliced
½ lb asparagus, cut into 1-inch or 2 1/2 cm long pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups fresh spinach
⅓ cup sun-dried tomato, roughly chopped
6 cups milk
1 lb rotini pasta
1 ¼ cups shredded parmesan cheese
Preparation
- In a large pot, crisp the bacon on medium heat.
- Drain excess grease so there’s about 3 tablespoons left in the pot.
- Add in the chicken, season with half of the seasoned salt and pepper, and cook.
- Once the chicken is nicely browned, remove it from the pan but leave the bacon.
- Add in the onion and asparagus. Stir until the onions begin to become translucent.
- Add the garlic and spinach. Stir until spinach is wilted.
- Add in the sun-dried tomatoes and season with remaining salt and pepper.
- Pour milk over veggie and bacon mixture, and bring to a boil. Stir periodically so the bottom does not burn.
- Once milk is bubbling, add pasta and stir frequently until pasta reaches your desired doneness (approximately 10 minutes at medium heat).
- Stir in chicken and parmesan cheese and mix until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
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