Garlic Creamy Pasta with Chicken or Shrimp

Serves 4

One pot creamy pasta with spicy pasta sauce. Chicken or shrimp is optional.

Suzanne

Garlic Creamy Pasta 

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons butter

3 to 4 cups chicken or mushroom broth, more as needed

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

½ lb spaghetti or your favorite pasta

1 to 2 cups strips of cooked chicken or shrimp, optional

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

¾ cup heavy cream

1 cup hot Calabrian tomato sauce or drained spicy canned tomatoes, optional

1 1/2 cup spinach

1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley

Instructions 

In medium pot add oil and preheat pot. Add minced garlic and cook about 1 to 2 minutes. 

Add butter and stir until melted. Add 3 cups broth. Add pasta, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook pasta until tender. Add more broth if required to keep pasta from sticking to pot. Once pasta is tender, add Parmesan cheese,  heavy cream, hot Calabrian tomato sauce, spinach, warm cooked chicken or shrimp, and parsley. Stir to combine all ingredients. Continue cooking on low until hot.

Serve with garlic bread and salad.

Leftovers keep well in fridge or freezer. Warms well in sauce pan.

Hot tomato sauce for Garlic Creamy Pasta 

Garlic Creamy Pasta with hot tomato sauce