Velvety Chicken Pasta Recipe Everyone Will Love | Cozy & Elegant Comfort Food

This velvety chicken pasta recipe with spinach and tomato sauce is made in one skillet, creamy, cozy, and truly satisfying. ✦ The Recipe Golden-seared chicken breasts meet tagliatelle simmered right in a flavorful tomato base, finished with cream cheese and Parmesan for a velvety, comforting sauce. Fresh spinach folds in at the end, and the juicy chicken is sliced and placed on top. It’s cozy, hearty, and quietly elegant — a Cozy Comfort Food Recipe that feels like dining out at home. ✦ Why You’ll Love It • One skillet, weeknight-friendly, deeply flavorful. • Creamy tomato sauce with a gentle, satisfying richness. • Ingredient-first and flexible: pantry tomatoes, shallot, garlic, spinach. • Restaurant-style plating with sliced chicken on top — minimal effort, elegant feel. ✦ Ingredient Highlights Chicken breasts — golden on the outside, juicy inside; sliced and served over pasta. Tagliatelle — wide ribbons that hold creamy sauce beautifully. Tomatoes + tomato paste — bright, savory backbone with Mediterranean vibes. Cream cheese + Parmesan — silky body and a refined, cozy finish. Fresh spinach — color, freshness, balance. 🛒 What You’ll Need — The Ingredient List • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb total) • 1 medium shallot, finely diced • 2–3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Tbsp olive oil + small knob of butter • 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with juices • 1-2 Tbsp tomato paste • 1 tsp dried oregano • 1 tsp dried basil • ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes (optional) • ½ tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper • 8 oz dry tagliatelle • 2½ cups chicken broth (or water) • 3.5 oz cream cheese • ¼ cup grated Parmesan (1 oz / 30 g), plus more for serving • 4 oz fresh spinach (about 2 cups) ✦ Serving Inspiration Pair with a crisp Caesar or simple green salad, roasted seasonal vegetables (broccoli, zucchini, asparagus). For a cozy night, add a chilled white wine or sparkling water with lemon. ✦ Watch Next Explore more skillet favorites here → • Cozy One Skillet Meals | Cozy & Elegant Comfort Food    • Cozy One Skillet Meals | Cozy & Elegant Co...   • Chicken Skillet Dinners | Cozy & Elegant Comfort Food    • Chicken Skillet Dinners | Cozy & Elegant C...   • Pasta Skillet Recipes | Cozy & Elegant Comfort Food    • Creamy & Cheesy Pasta Recipes | Cozy & Ele...   • French & Italian Inspired Recipes | Cozy & Elegant Comfort Food    • French & Italian Inspired Recipes | Cozy &...   And if you love chicken dinners, watch this one too → Garlic Mushroom Chicken Breasts    • Velvety Creamy Chicken & Mushrooms in One ...   Where are you watching from? California, New York, Texas, Florida — I’d love to hear from you in the comments! Tag someone who needs a cozy dinner like this tonight. From my kitchen to yours — cozy comfort food with love. — Olesya #OlesyasKitchen #CozyComfortFoodRecipe #CozySkilletMeals