Protein Pasta with Vodka Sauce and Chicken

Name: Protein Pasta with Vodka Sauce and Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 red onion; 2 tsp garlic cloves; 6oz tomato paste; 1 tsp kosher salt; 2 tsp red pepper flakes ((use less if you don't want it to be spicy)); 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/3 cup pasta water ((pull from boiled pasta pot)); 3 cups of pasta ((use Banza brand if you want protein)); 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded; 2 tbsp fresh basil. ((use dried basil if you. don't have fresh no one cares)); 1 tbsp butter; Chicken (optional -- we usually add rotisserie chicken or shred some leftover chicken breasts/tenders)

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:14:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories722.9 kcal (36%)

Total Fat44.7 g (64%)

Carbs61.9 g (24%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein19.8 g (40%)

Sodium746.4 mg (37%)

Fiber4.1 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

¼ cupolive oil

0.5red onion

2 tspgarlic cloves

6 oztomato paste

1 tspkosher salt

2 tspred pepper flakes

use less if you don't want it to be spicy

¼ tspblack pepper

1 cupheavy cream

⅓ cuppasta water

pull from boiled pasta pot

3 cupspasta

use Banza brand if you want protein

1 cupparmesan cheese shredded

2 Tbspfresh basil

use dried basil if you don't have fresh no one cares

1 Tbspbutter

Chicken

optional, we usually add rotisserie chicken or shred some leftover chicken breasts/tenders

Instructions

Step 1

Boil salted water in a pot on high heat. Once bubbling, add pasta

Step 2

Heat up olive oil in sauce pan on medium heat. Once hot, sauté onion

Step 3

Add garlic to saucepan after about 1 minute and sauté

Step 4

Add tomato paste, heavy cream, and spices to the sauce pan. Mix well.

Step 5

Spoon some of the boiling pasta water into the saucepan. If you have leftover chicken (like rotisserie or chicken breast, add it for some extra protein)

Step 6

Strain pasta then add it to the sauce, mix well. Once incorporated, add the parmesan, basil, and butter. Stir for 1-2 minutes until it's all mixed in and the butter is melted.