Chicken Florentine Pasta
This chicken and pasta florentine recipe turns store cupboard staples into the ultimate weeknight comfort food.
Ingredients
Method
1. Cook the pasta according to package directions in lightly salted water. Drain and set aside.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and olive oil over high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken chunks in a single layer and do not stir for a minute or two in order to allow the chicken to brown on the first side.
3. Flip the chicken and brown on the other side. Cook until done, and then remove the chicken from the skillet.
4. Turn the heat to medium. Add the garlic and quickly stir to avoid burning. After about 30 seconds, pour in the broth and wine, stirring to de-glaze the skillet. Allow the liquid to bubble up, and then continue cooking until it's reduced by at least half (most of the surface of the liquid should be bubbling at this point).
5. Turn off the heat. Add the spinach, tomatoes, chicken, cooked pasta and Parmesan shavings to the skillet. Toss to combine; the spinach will wilt as you toss everything together.
6. Add more Parmesan shavings and serve immediately.
Turn weeknights into Tuscan getaways with our chicken florentine pasta recipe.
This chicken penne florentine dish from Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond takes its cue from traditional Tuscan cuisine. It’s a hearty, wholesome recipe, bringing together chicken, spinach, and ripe tomatoes in a buttery sauce that cooks in one pan.
Practical to make at home, the recipe for chicken florentine pasta combines chicken, butter, olive oil, and a garlicky base, livened up with a splash of stock and dry white wine. Throw in spinach, add grapes for sweetness and colour and finally add Parmesan for that unmistakable Italian feel.
Equally good as a family dinner with a pile of Tom Kerridge’s extra-special garlic bread or as a ‘what’s‑in‑the‑fridge’ Friday fix. And if you want to make this chicken and pasta florentine recipe your own, swap penne for fusilli or rigatoni, stir in mascarpone for a little extra creaminess, or even add a few chilli flakes. However you approach it, chicken penne florentine is an easy win for any night of the week.
Ree’s chicken florentine pasta recipe is super-simple, and if you’re looking for more Italian inspo from the Pioneer Woman, try her baked pancetta and butternut squash risotto, a winter-warming creamy Italian sausage one-pan pasta, or a wonderful white lasagna soup. Bueno appetito!
