This creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta recipe includes crispy chicken in a creamy tuscan sauce, served over your favorite kind of pasta. It’s easy to make and will impress any guests.

My family loves this meal, and it’s a great meal to bring families. I also recommend Homemade Lasagna, Teriyaki Chicken, Chicken Divan, or Sloppy Joes.

A creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta recipe in a bowl, ready to enjoy.

Why I love this meal:

  • Delicious – A creamy and flavorful Italian chicken pasta recipe that will become a family favorite! It is so comforting and delicious.
  • Pantry Ingredients – I usually have everything I need on hand for this popular dish, so I often whip it up for a quick dinner when everyone is hungry.
  • Fancy – It’s easy to make, but fancy enough to serve guests, alongside homemade breadsticks and a wedge salad.

How to make Tuscan Chicken Pasta:

Season Chicken: Add ¾ cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, dried basil, oregano, and onion powder to a large ziplock bag. Add chicken and shake to coat. 

A ziploc bag filled with chicken tenders coated in flour, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and onion powder.

Cook Pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.

Cook Chicken: Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add chicken to the pan. Cook chicken for a few minutes on each side, flipping only once, until golden brown and just cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate to rest.

Tuscan Chicken tenders being pan fried until golden brown.

Make Sauce: Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan over medium heat, scraping up any browned bits from cooking the chicken. Add bell pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Mix in flour. Whisk in chicken broth. Bring sauce to a simmer. Stir in cream, milk, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Simmer until just slightly thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Two images shoing chopped bell peppers being sautéed, then cream being added to make the best chicken pasta recipe.

Stir in spinach and parmesan cheese and cook for 2 more minutes.

A pile of spinach being added to a cream sauce to make healthy tuscan chicken pasta.

Serve Tuscan chicken and sauce over hot cooked pasta. Garnish with extra fresh parmesan cheese and parsley, if desired.

A close up image of an easy tuscan chicken pasta recipe with golden chicken tenders in a creamy sauce, ready to enjoy.

Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:

To Make Ahead: The creamy tuscan chicken pasta sauce could be made 1-2 days ahead of time, stored in the refrigerator. The chicken can be coated in flour mixture a few hours ahead of time.

To Freeze: The sauce can be made and frozen before adding the milk and cream. I don’t recommend freezing the cream sauce because the texture will be a little off.

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A creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta recipe in a bowl, ready to enjoy.
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 40 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

Chicken:

Sauce:

Instructions
 

  • Season Chicken: Add ¾ cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, dried basil, oregano, and onion powder to a large ziplock bag. Add chicken and shake to coat. 
  • Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
  • Cook Chicken: Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add chicken to the pan. Cook chicken for a few minutes on each side, flipping only once, until golden brown and just cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate to rest.
  • Make Sauce: Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan over medium heat, scraping up any browned bits from cooking the chicken. Add bell pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Mix in flour. Whisk in chicken broth. Bring sauce to a simmer. Stir in cream, milk, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Simmer until just slightly thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
  • Stir in spinach and parmesan cheese and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked pasta. Garnish with extra fresh parmesan cheese and parsley, if desired.

Notes

Make Ahead Instructions: The sauce could be made 1-2 days ahead of time, stored in the refrigerator. The chicken can be coated in flour mixture a few hours ahead of time.
Dairy Free: Replace butter with oil. Replace milk and cream with a dairy free substitute, like soy, almond or coconut milk. 

Nutrition

Serving: 5gCalories: 796kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 51gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 192mgSodium: 886mgPotassium: 1007mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1735IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 238mgIron: 4mg

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I originally shared this recipe in January 2014. Updated February 2021 and February 2024.

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  1. 4 stars
    Very good, and surprisingly a sure pleaser for fussy eaters. This recipe was easy to make the directions were easy to follow I did add some onions and mushrooms and used chicken burgers to make it easy. Thanks for the recipe will be adding this to our menu planner. 🙂

  2. 5 stars
    I was looking for a sauce for my pasta when this popped up in my email. Delicious, only used almond milk as that is what I had and added more garlic.. will make again..

  3. 5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! This was another huge hit in our house, from adults to teens to toddlers!
    Hit a major pregnancy craving for me as well that I’ve been struggling with satisfying
    Only negative was that there were no leftovers, so if you want leftovers make sure you put them away somewhere safe before letting your family try this dish!

  4. 5 stars
    So easy and it looks and tastes amazing! We felt like we were at an Italian restaurant. I’ll make this again when I have company!

  5. Love receiving these recipes!! Because of some diet restrictions I need to modify some, but what a help with meal planning

  6. 5 stars
    Loved it! Super easy to make and really delicious. My picky husband even loved it! Will be adding it into the rotation!

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