Spaghetti with Sauteed Chicken and Grape Tomatoes
This recipe was inspired by the abundance of tomatoes and basil in my garden. These grape tomatoes are so sweet and addicting. Toss them with some low carb pasta and diced chicken and you have a delicious, healthy meal in less than 20 minutes. Perfect for a busy weeknight!
Spaghetti with Sauteed Chicken and Grape Tomatoes
This recipe was inspired by the abundance of tomatoes and basil in my garden. These grape tomatoes are so sweet and addicting. Toss them with some low carb pasta and diced chicken and you have a delicious, healthy meal in less than 20 minutes. Perfect for a busy weeknight!
Ingredients:
- 2 skinless chicken breast halves, diced in 1 inch cubes
- cooking spray
- 1/2 tsp each of dried oregano and dried basil
- kosher salt and fresh pepper (to taste)
- 8 oz gluten-free (or whole wheat spaghetti)
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed and coarsely chopped
- 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Directions:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, oregano and basil.
- Heat a large skillet on high heat. When hot, spray with oil and add chicken. Cook about 3-4 minutes, until no longer pink.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
- While pasta cooks, add olive oil to skillet on high heat.
- Add garlic and sauté until golden brown (do not burn). Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté about 4-5 minutes.
- When pasta is drained, add pasta to tomatoes and toss well. If pasta seems too dry, add some of the reserved pasta water.
- Add fresh basil and chicken and toss well. Serve and top with good grated cheese.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Amount Per Serving:
- Freestyle Points: 7
- Points +: 9
- Calories: 330 calories
- Total Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: g
- Cholesterol: mg
- Sodium: mg
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 7g
- Sugar: g
- Protein: 25g
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This looks great! I was thinking of using shrimp instead of chicken. Has anyone tried it with shrimp? Do you think it would work?
This is an excellent dish that is quick, attractive and delicious.
Can I make this recipe to last the whole week for food prep? Will it still be good 5 days later?
This was good. I used yellow grape tomatoes and added mushrooms and Swiss chard. The only change I would make is to cut the chicken into thinner strips. We had leftover so I’ll have to see how it reheats.
Very easy to make , flavorful and delicious. Only change was that I added mushrooms.
Minimal ingredients but SO flavorful! Definitely making this again!
Made last night – FINALLY a chicken recipe my husband said “chicken is awesome” instead of “meh…. tastes like chicken” when asked if he enjoyed it. So easy to make.
Great!
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This looks amazing!! Im going to try it with zoodles or spaghetti squash sometime this week! Cant wait to try it!!!
This was delicious and simple! My husband told me to double the batch next time so that we would have more leftovers! It reheated very well. I think I’ll add some sauteed mushrooms to it next time.
I think it needs more sauce. I will use a can of diced tomatoes instead of the cherry tomatoes or in addition to.
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I have some opened organic chicken broth that I don’t eat any to go bad. Can I use half organic chicken broth and pasta water? Or just the organic chicken broth? How will that change the nutritional facts?
This dish is amazing. Trying to get back on track with meal prep, and this is perfect! I kept the chicken and pasta separate so i could make sure i was getting the appropriate portions, but OMG the flavor is soooo good!!!! thank you Gina, i’ve lost 30 lbs with your recipes and recommend this site to all my friends
I made this last night and it was great! I added chopped kalamata olives to it, for that bit of salty flavor .
It will definitely be one of my go to meals!
Yum!
Made this tonight and it absolutely delicious. I made it as directed but added some red pepper flakes in with the garlic and also threw in some fresh spinach with the pasta as recommended by other commenters. Thanks again Gina!
What should the weight of the Chicken Breasts be? i’m assuming 1 lb. what did some of you use, thanks for your help
Yes, 1 pound.
Really good and easy. I’m Going to add some greens next time to balance it out
This is so delicious. My family and I really enjoy it. When I add the tomatoes I also add baby spinach. Comes out great! Thank you
this was delicious. made a few variations due to what I had:
>used leftover chicken
>added broccoli (wish I had spinach!)
>added a few shakes of onion/garlic powder
>used a tad more pasta water (gluten-free pasta) and a teaspoon of olive oil after adding everything together for a final sauté 🙂
quick, easy and delicious – thanks for sharing ~
Made this with zucchini noodles instead of pasta noodles and it was almost better than having the real pasta!!! This recipe will definitely be in the rotation!
How did you prepare the noodles?
Love this dish! Simple and full of flavour. Making it again tonight:)
Tnx Gina
I made this last night and was really pleasantly surprised with the amount of flavor it had. I added some additional veggies I needed to use up (kale and red pepper), and it was a really hearty and filling dish.
How many lbs or ounces of chicken did you use in the calculation? I buy the large chicken breasts which are sometimes 10oz each!!
1 pound.
Delicious! Unfortunately, my husband and 2yo son won't eat tomatoes so I added broccoli instead-it was great. Next time I will make it with tomatoes for myself- I'm sure it will be even better!
My family loved this last night!! Definitely making again. However, no idea how it only took you 20 min to make. Took me over an hour with all the chopping of chicken, tomatoes, basil, and garlic. But I'm no expert chopper either. I'm making this for another family later this week, so I'm glad I tested the time first.
Me too! I hope it is good . All the prep is done but this has taken me a lot longer than 20minutes. Wish me luck!
Can you break down the points plus values for me? I'm only getting 7 points..
Me too!
We made this today after a busy afternoon in the ski slopes. We were exhausted and hungry and I considered ordering pizza. I am so glad I didn't! This dish was so easy and quick to make. Both my husband and my six-year old give two thumbs up!
I've made this twice now (Once for lunch and once for the whole family for dinner) and it's really good! Maybe it could use some zucchini, but still flavorful over Ronzoni Smart Taste spaghetti. we will keep it in our rotation.
I've made this recipe a few times and it is now my favorite pasta recipe. Even my fiance loves it. I use rice vermicelli because I don't eat pasta, but it's just as good of not better. Thank you for all your wonderful recipe's! Merry Christmas to you and your family 🙂
This may be my favorite so far! So easy and SO yummy!
Have made this recipe several times now exactly as posted and my husband says it is just like going out to eat at a nice italian restaurant. He and I love it. The kids, not so much, but they are very young, so we just give them sauce from a jar on their plain noodles and we can still eat together. Definitely a keeper recipe for this family and currently my husbands favorite. Thank you, Gina!
I made a similar dish to this but did shrimp instead of chicken..and also added a lil red pepper flakes for a bit of spice. Then when I added it all to the pot I added 4 handfuls of fresh spinach!!