This Tomato Chicken Pasta has a super creamy tomato sauce with seasoned chicken, herbs, and Parmesan cheese! This is a gourmet-style meal that’s easy to make at home.
Tomato Chicken Pasta
This Tomato Chicken Pasta is a gourmet meal if I’ve ever seen one! It’s got delicious bites of seasoned and seared chicken and savory pasta tossed in the most luxurious creamy tomato sauce with delicious seasonings and flavor enhancers.
Don’t be thrown by the addition of hot sauce. I promise, it won’t make it spicy, it just enhancers the other flavors in the sauce, as does the mustard powder. You also can’t detect that there’s a smidge of honey in this sauce, but it adds a perfect offset to the acidity of the tomatoes.
Trust me– these flavors are what make the flavor profile perfectly balanced.
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Slice the chicken in half lengthwise to create 2 thinner slices. Season each side and dredge it in flour. Sear in olive oil. Set aside and let it rest for 10 minutes, then cut into strips.
Add white wine, butter, and garlic to the same skillet. Use a silicone spatula to “clean” the pan and let the liquid bubble gently and reduce by half.
Add tomato paste, followed by chicken broth, half and half, honey, hot sauce, and seasonings. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low while you cook the pasta.
Gradually stir Parmesan cheese into the sauce just before adding the pasta.
Add the drained pasta along with the cooked chicken and toss to combine and heat through. Serve!
Pro Tips
- Wine: Sauvignon Blanc is the best wine to use in this recipe, followed by Chardonnay, and then Pinot Grigio. Chicken broth can be used if you don’t cook with wine.
- Cheese: I use Belgioioso Parmesan for this recipe.
- Grate the cheese from a block if possible as it will melt much better than packaged grated cheese.
- Make sure the base isn’t too hot when you add the cheese, otherwise the dairy can separate and create a grainy consistency.
- Hot Sauce, Mustard Powder, and Honey are flavor enhancers in this sauce that you can’t taste outright. I use Frank’s hot sauce and it won’t make it spicy.
- Optional additions include: Diced tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, and spinach!
- Any kind of pasta can be used in this recipe, (I used linguine).
- Pairing Suggestions: Garlic Bread with Cheese, Roasted Asparagus, Roasted Green Beans, Roasted Broccoli
Storage
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. This does reheat well.
- Reheating this pasta in a makeshift double boiler on the stove top is the best way to restore it to its original form.
- Another reheating tip: I like to reserve and store some of the pasta water (about 1/2 cup), and add small splashes of it to the pasta while it reheats, it helps “loosen” up the noodles/sauce and restores it back to its original consistency. You don’t have to use the entire reserved amount.
Tools For This Recipe
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- 3-Quart Stainless Steel Sauté Pan– The same size as pictured in this recipe.
- Cheese Grater– Always shred your cheese from a block for soups and sauces, it melts and tastes much better than packaged shredded cheese. I use Belgioioso parmesan.
- Kitchen Tongs– Makes it easy to handle the chicken when searing.
- Pasta Strainer– I have this one and love it.
- Large Measuring Cup with a Spout
- Measuring Spoons– I have these magnetic ones which stay nice and organized in my utensil drawer.
- Pinch Bowls– for measuring out seasonings ahead of time.
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Tomato Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Pasta/Sauce
- ½ cup dry white wine, see notes
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- ¾ cups chicken broth
- 1 ¼ cup half and half, (half cream, half milk)
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ lb. linguine
Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
Instructions
- Prep Work: Combine the chicken broth, half and half, honey, hot sauce, and seasonings in a medium measuring cup with a spout and set aside. I recommend that you measure out the remaining ingredients as well, the recipe will be a breeze from there!
- Cook the Chicken: Cut the chicken in half lengthwise to create 2-3 thinner slices. Pat dry and season each side with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Dredge each side of the chicken in flour and tap off excess. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat and add the chicken. Sear on each side for about 4-5 minutes, until a golden crust has developed. Set aside and let it rest for 10 minutes, then cut into strips.
- Heat a pot of salted pasta water while you begin to prepare the sauce as outlined below.
- Add the wine, butter, and garlic to the same skillet that you used to cook the chicken and set the heat to medium. Let it reduce by half, about 4 minutes. Use a silicone spatula to “clean” the bottom of the pan while it simmers, this will add flavor to the sauce.
- Stir in the tomato paste until incorporated.
- Add the combined chicken broth mixture in small splashes, stirring continuously. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low and let it simmer while you cook the pasta to al dente according to package instructions. Drain once cooked.
- Gradually sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, stirring continuously. (The sauce will thicken more once the pasta and chicken are added.)
- Add the drained pasta and cooked chicken to the sauce and toss to coat and heat through. Taste and season with salt if desired. Serve!
Notes
- Wine: Sauvignon Blanc is the best wine to use in this recipe, followed by Chardonnay, and then Pinot Grigio. Chicken broth can be used if you don’t cook with wine.
- Hot Sauce, Mustard Powder, and Honey are flavor enhancers in this sauce that you can't taste outright. I use Frank's hot sauce and it won't make it spicy.
- Grate the cheese from a block if possible as it will melt much better than packaged grated cheese.
- Make sure the base isn't too hot when you add the cheese, otherwise the dairy can separate and create a grainy consistency.
- Tomato Paste: I use tomato paste tubes to measure smaller amounts, you can store the tubes in the fridge for zero waste!
- Optional additions include: Diced tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, and spinach!
- Any kind of pasta can be used in this recipe, (I used linguine).
- Pairing Suggestions: Garlic Bread with Cheese, Roasted Asparagus, Roasted Green Beans, Roasted Broccoli
Storage
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. This does reheat well.
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving. There are 4 servings in this recipe.
Absolutely delicious! Thank you for the recipe.
I’m so happy that you loved it Brian, this is one of my favs!!! Thank you!! -Stephanie
Made this tonight! Subbed with coconut milk instead of cream, added sautéed onions, and used fettuccine noodles. Also used broth instead of wine. It came out super delicious but a little liquidy, less creamy but that’s to my own ingredients I had at hand. Overall it turned out delicious! Thank you for sharing
You’re very welcome Darby, I’m so happy you liked it! Thanks for sharing your subs and for taking the time to leave a review!💗
Made this tonight and it was soooo tasty and easy to make, my kind of recipe. Will definitely become a favourite in our house. Yum, so delicious 😋
I’m so happy you liked it Joy! Thanks so much for the great review!💖
This was amazing! I used angel hair pasta, which I love but it did not hold up as well as a linguine or even a spaghetti so I would not use it again in this recipe. This site has so many wonderful recipes and I haven’t had one yet that has disappointed. The way she layers flavors has ramped up my cooking and we are enjoying trying these new recipes so much!!
Hey Elizabeth!! I am sooo happy that you loved this recipe, (this is one of my favs, I think I say that a lot, but I love this one!) I’m so happy that you appreciate the layering of the flavors, that’s my favorite part about cooking!!! I’m a big angel hair fan in general- you should try this Angel Hair with Chicken, I love it! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
So SO good! Has become one of my fave meals to make. So much flavor and creamy and delicious. Thank you for this amazing recipe!
You’re very welcome Meagan, I’m so happy you enjoyed this one! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!❤️
Delicious! I was a little short on tomato paste but still was rich and creamy. Will definitely make again.
I’m so happy you enjoyed the Tomato Chicken Pasta Mary! Thanks so much for the great comments!💗
I made this tonight! It was SO good, I didn’t change anything, usually I taste and add different ingredients to my liking, this was just perfect exactly as it was. My Mom who has been staying with us to recover (due to a fall and broken wrist) hasn’t had an appetite since getting out of the hospital. Tonight, she ate this meal and said more than once how good it was! I wasn’t great on following the directions of the prepping of this meal, I cut the raw chicken up into bite size pieces, dredged the flour in a gallon size zip bag, then I accidentally put the tomato paste in the chicken broth mixture, (to my defense, I had a lot of distractions going on around me) I had to add a little bit in the pan with the chicken to try to make it right. These recipes are so versatile, so I never worry if I screw something up. It turned out absolutely delicious. I just ordered the cookbook for one of my daughters who loves cooking these kind of comfort food meals! Keep those recipes coming, this is my go to recipe site now!!!! 🙂
Sounds like you pulled it off Julie, and hopefully this helps your mom recover!😃 Thanks so much for your amazing support and for taking the time to leave a review!💗
Not gonna lie….I didn’t have all of the ingredients but I wanted to make this. It’s excellent and everyone in my family enjoyed it! I love creamy tomato pasta sauces and this is a definite keeper. I had to sub white wine for red and coconut milk + sour cream for the half/half. All I did was add a teaspoon of sugar and it was perfect! I can’t wait to make the recipe as-is…..I just need to get some white wine. This is my first time trying CozyCook’s recipes and I’m a novice-intermediate cook with 2 picky teens.
Wow sounds like you really nailed it Jody, nice work! Thanks so much for sharing your subs, I’m so happy they worked out for you!😃