Start your Valentine’s day evening off right with this easy and elegant dinner for two. Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken over Casarecce Pasta. And it’s made with Bertolli® d’Italia Creamy Rosa Sauce by Bertolli.
What is in the Bertolli® d’Italia Creamy Rosa Sauce?
This rich and flavorful sauce has creamy ricotta and Grana Padano Italian cheeses that are combined with sun-kissed tomatoes for a delicious Tuscan-style flavor. This sauce combined with juicy chicken breasts, herbs and aromatics makes the perfect dish!
How is the Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken over Casarecce Pasta made?
To make this dish, start with browning the chicken breasts first. Then, sautée the vegetables and aromatics before adding the chicken back to the pan. Pour on the Bertolli d’Italia Creamy Rosa Sauce and let the dish simmer for a few minutes. Divide the chicken and sauce between 2 plates on top of casarecce pasta and garnish with parmesan cheese and minced parsley.
Tips for Making this Dish:
- Don’t overcook for the chicken. Chicken breast can dry out very easily and become chewy. So, only cook it until browned and no pink remains.
- If you don’t have sun dried tomatoes, a great substitution would be to use julienned red pepper strips. Fresh tomatoes have a lot of liquid and could make the sauce too runny.
- Make sure the pasta is cooked to Al dente. Over cooking the pasta will make it too soft
- If you can’t find casarecce pasta, you can also use rigatoni or penne pasta.
This meal will be love at first bite!
Here are other dishes great for Valentine’s Day:
Italian Sausage Spinach and Tomato Rigatoni
Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken over Casarecce Pasta
Pan seared garlic chicken in a creamy tomato cream sauce over casarecce pasta. Made with Bertolli® d'Italia Creamy Rosa Sauce by Bertolli
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, cut into strips
- 2 tbsp capers drained
- 6 fresh basil leaves, sliced
- 1 jar Bertolli Rosa Sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 box Casarecce or another short pasta
- Parsley to garnish
- Parmesan to garnish
Instructions
- In a sauté pan over medium heat, add olive oil. Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Sear each chicken breasts on both sides until browned. Remove from pan and set aside.Add chopped onions and garlic to the hot pan. Cook until they start to brown. Add sun dried tomatoes, basil and capers and stir. Add Bertolli Rosa sauce and heavy cream and cook until the mixture starts to boil.Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil. Boil Casarecce pasta until al dente. Divide the pasta between 2 plates. Place a chicken breast over the pasta top with additional sauce, parsley and parmesan cheese.
Sam
February 14, 2022 at 11:07 amLooks delicious Monique!!!!
Peaches2Peaches
March 28, 2022 at 6:04 pmThanks Sam!