Everyone loves a meal that is quick, easy, and delicious. This Creamy Bruschetta Chicken Pasta checks all of those boxes! If you remember the baked feta craze curing quarantine, you will really like this recipe! This recipe reminds me a lot of summer, but still has the cozy, fresh vibes of spring. This meal takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish and is definitely one your whole family can enjoy.
All of the fresh herbs and veggies in this recipe make me really look forward to summer. If you have a garden planted and are planning to have some extra tomatoes or basil, save this recipe for later! It is packed full of veggies which makes it a delicious year-round meal.
Creamy pasta sauce can be really hard to figure out when you are not eating dairy, for whatever reason that may be. However, the good news is Kite Hill‘s creamy cheese is now Whole30 Approved so it makes for a perfect substitute. It mixes with some oil, garlic, and onions to create a creamy (but light) pasta sauce.
The chicken in this recipe comes out to perfection because of all the juices from baking the tomatoes, too! It shreds super easily with a fork. It is juicy and tender, which goes great with the spaghetti squash.
Tips for Creamy Bruschetta Chicken Pasta:
- Serve this over any pasta that you prefer. I love spaghetti squash to keep this light, but you can add any cooked pasta to the mixture.
- Cook the spaghetti squash how you like best. I find the fastest way is in the microwave or the instant pot, so that is how I like to do it.
- Add as much fresh basil as you like! I always think the more the merrier.
- If you don’t want to use Kite Hill cream cheese, goat cheese is another great option. It will not be Whole30 compatible, but works great!
If you want another great summer pasta recipe check out this Greek Spaghetti Squash Casserole.
Creamy Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Spaghetti squash
- 8 oz Container Plain Kite Hill Cream Cheese
- 10 oz Cherry tomatoes
- 1 small White onion diced
- 2 tbsp Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp Fresh basil
- 1 tsp Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Put 1 tbsp of olive oil in the bottom of a casserole dish. Butterfly the chicken breasts (cut in half length-wise) and place them flat in the dish.
- Next, surround the chicken with cherry tomoatoes, onions and garlic.
- Spoon out the cream cheese around the dish so you have about 1 inch around dollups of cream cheese evenly spaces. I like to put it mostly on the chicken so I know it won't burn to the bottom.
- Season everything in the casserole dish with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Place the casserole dish in the oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken reaches a tempurature of 165 degrees.
- While the chicken is cooking, cook the spaghetti squash. My favorite way to do this is cut it in half on the equator, scoop the seeds out, and microwave it for 5 minute increments until it is finish. Typically takes about, 15 minutes. You can also cut it the same way, remove the seeds, and cook it in your Instantpot for 13 minutes.
- When the spaghetti squash is cooked use a fork to scrape out all the "meat" of the squash.
- When the chicken is done, shred the chicken and mix the cream cheese (should be soft), tomatoes, and chicken together. Add in the squash and combine until it is coated in the sauce.
- Add extra basil on top and enjoy!
Notes
- Serve this over any pasta that you prefer. I love spaghetti squash to keep this light, but you can add any cooked pasta to the mixture.
- Cook the spaghetti squash how you like best. I find the fastest way is in the microwave or the instant pot, so that is how I like to do it.
- Add as much fresh basil as you like! I always think the more the merrier.
- If you don’t want to use Kite Hill cream cheese, goat cheese is another great option. It will not be Whole30 compatible, but works great!
I made this with sour cream instead of cream cheese….because I am dyslexic and was viewing the recipe via instagram…AND it was still GREAT!
OH this sounds great still!!