on Oct 10, 2018, Updated Aug 24, 2020 This chicken florentine pasta has to be one of my most favourite pasta dishes ever! I simply cannot get enough of how that creamy sauce pools into those pasta shells and coats them so that every time you scoop them up, you have chicken and spinach and lots of sauce with the pasta! Sounds delicious, right?! I’m not making a bechamel sauce to create that creamy base. Many people try making a bechamel and feel like they can’t get a smooth consistency, so I’ve kept it really simple. That creamy cheese sauce base is made up of cream, cream cheese and mozzarella. Everything melts together to make a delicious creamy sauce that doesn’t become gluggy or has lumps, but is a smooth, cheesy base that’s perfectly marries the pasta, spinach and chicken.
Chicken Florentine Sauce
If you’ve never tried chicken florentine, the sauce of a chicken florentine, it is usually made with either flour and milk, or cream mixed with garlic, parmesan and Italian seasoning. The chicken is usually laid on a bed of spinach and this sauce, topped with mozzarella and baked. I’m switching this up by cutting the chicken into bite sized pieces, keeping the same sauce and tossing together the pasta, chicken and spinach in it.
Richa’s top tips to make the best chicken florentine pasta
I recommend using baby spinach for this recipe as it’s less bitter. Avoid overcooking the pasta as that will majorly alter the texture of this dish and make it gluggy. Read the instructions on the packet of the pasta you’re using and cook it for a minute or two less than the time mentioned. This will make sure that your pasta is perfectly al dente. You can also add veggies to make this dish more wholesome. Some veggies that pair really well with dish are broccoli, bell peppers, corn, cherry tomatoes and mushroom. I have used homemade cream cheese for this recipe. I usually keep a jar of this in the fridge for such easy weeknight dinners.
This bowl of creamy chicken florentine pasta just screams winter comfort food to me! I love curling up with a bowl of this pasta and catching up on a show after a busy day of work! Oh, and don’t forget to make extras as this pasta disappears really fast!
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