Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti
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Let’s talk Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti because its life changing and you need it in your lives. It’s a quick and easy dinner filled with massive amounts of flavor from a garlic, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar situation that you need to call home and tell mama about. It’s a super easy and wonderful summer dish.
I’m that person who says “bru-SH-ett-a” not “bru-SK-ett-a”, and you can make fun of me for it if you want to. Not really sure why I do this even when I know it’s wrong, but I do. I think its part of being the youngest child of the family. I constantly break tiny rules that no one cares about. Its part of my charm. I really thought that it was important for you to know the way I say bruschetta because I feel like this is a huge debatable topic in the food world. Okay, maybe just in my world when I am talking to Eric. I just wanted you to know. I’m sure I am making an Italian woman very annoyed right now. It’s okay though because I might not say the word right, but this Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti is stuff dreams are made of. Can’t get enough!
I’ve been making bruschetta for as long as I can remember, but I haven’t always eaten it. My mom made this all the time from the fresh tomatoes my dad grew in a little garden on the side of our house. I’ve always had a thing against raw tomatoes. Yes, even home grown garden tomatoes. My dad just about disowned me every time I would turn my little nose up at home grown tomatoes because to him there was NOTHING better (Homegrown muskmelon in close second, as it should be). As I’ve grown up and make my way through the kitchen, my taste buds have evolved and I don’t lose my mind over tomatoes as much as I once did. I started out very slowly adding chunky cooked tomatoes to things and now I’ll have them in things like bruschetta, guacamole, sheet pan roasted vegetables, and salads.
This recipe was actually my mom’s idea! She loves pasta and she loves bruschetta. I figured hey why not. I’ve made pasta, bruschetta, and chicken. But, I’ve never made all of these things together at once and put’m in a bowl, but I decided that there’s no way in heck that it could be that hard or take that long. I didn’t have fresh tomatoes on hand, so I’m using petite diced canned tomatoes. I wasn’t sure about them, but it turned out great and also cuts down a ton on prep work! You can absolutely use fresh especially since I know gardens will be practically throwing fresh tomatoes into your kitchens during the warmer months.
How to make Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti:
Gather your ingredients for the bruschetta! You’ll need to mince up about 4-5 cloves of garlic, about 1/4 cup basil (+ more more garnish), 1 tsp kosher salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 tsp white wine vinegar, and 1 tbsp olive oil.
How to chiffonade Basil:
Think these words: Stack, roll, slice. Stack the leaves on top of each other, gently roll them into a thin cylinder type shape, and then use a sharp knife to slice into thin “ribbon strips”. The word itself can sound a lil too fancy for the average cook (okay maybe it just sounds fancy for this average cook), but trust me it’s not at all!
P.S. Roll and chiffonade a lil extra from some garnish. It’s the right thing to do.
In a bowl add basil, minced garlic, olive oil, white wine vinegar, kosher salt and pepper, and two 16 ounce cans of petite diced tomatoes. Stir it together and salt and pepper to taste. Set aide and let the flavors hang out and mingle while you prep your other ingredients.
You can totally use fresh tomatoes here too. I would personally stick with Roma or Cherry tomatoes. I think 2-1/2 cups should be a great amount to sub in.
While the bruschetta is “marinating”. Grab a pot fill it with water and a couple tablespoons of salt and wait for it to boil, throw the noodles in, and then drain them once they are cooked.
How to put Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti together:
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and heat then add cut up chicken. Sprinkle with kosher salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. I’m pretty heavy with the seasoning, but it’s SO good.I promise.
- While the chicken is cooking add about three tablespoons of balsamic vinegar because it is the right thing to do.
- Stir the chicken into the balsamic vinegar and continue to cook for 6-8 minutes. (I check the chicken by taking the largest piece out and cutting it in half. If there’s no pink, they are good to go! You can also use my favorite meat thermometor.
- Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside to let it rest for a few minutes.
- Add cooked and drained spaghetti back to skillet. The skillet will probably have some balsamic vinegar “crusted” to the bottom of it. That’s perfect. Add the noodles and toss in the pan.
- Add your bruschetta marinara! Yum! Toss with the noodles and cook for just a few minutes until heated through then throw the chicken back into the skillet.
A little close up of this beauty. Delicious and gorgeous food is probably my most favorite thing.
Be sure to add some shaved, shredded, or grated parmesan cheese if you’d like. I like. So I did.
If you like bruschetta, You will love this. I promise! I hope y’all enjoy.
ALSO: If you love Bruschetta, you will love these Cheesy Bruschetta Bites!
More Pasta Recipes to love:
- Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera
- One Pot Smoked Sausage Broccoli Pasta
- One Pot Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta
Originally published on 03/10/2017 and republished on 05/28/2021 to update photos, calories/ww information, and slightly tweak the recipe for clarity.
Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
Bruschetta Marinara:
- 2 14.5 ounce cans petite diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup basil (more for garnish)
- 4-5 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt (plus to taste)
- 1/4 tsp pepper (plus to taste)
Balsamic Chicken and Spaghetti:
- 1 tbsp olive oil cooking spray
- 2 pounds raw chicken breast (trimmed and evenly cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp italian seasoning
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 8 oz thin spaghetti (broken in half)
- parmesan cheese (optional, to taste for garnish)
Instructions
- In a bowl add diced tomatoes, garlic, basil, white wine vinegar, and 1 tbsp olive oil. Stir together then salt & pepper (if needed) to taste. Set aside. Set a pot of salted water on to boil noodles then drain. In a large skillet over medium-high heat add olive oil and chicken. Sprinkle Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper over the chicken along with the balsamic vinegar and sauté until cooked through 6-8 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside to let it rest for a few minutes. Add the cooked spaghetti into the same skillet that you cooked the chicken in. Add the bruschetta marinara and chicken mix together, and cook for over medium heat for another 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with more fresh basil and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
For the Bruschetta Marinara:
- In a bowl add diced tomatoes, garlic, basil, white wine vinegar, and olive oil. Mix together then aalt & pepper(if needed) to taste. Set aside.
For the Spaghetti and Chicken:
- Boil a large pot of water. Add salt to the water followed by uncooked noodles. Cook according to package. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil and chicken. Sprinkle Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper over the chicken along with the balsamic vinegar and sauté until cooked through 6-8 minutes.
- Remove from skillet and set aside to let it rest for a few minutes.
- Add the cooked spaghetti and bruschetta marinara into the same skillet that you cooked the chicken in. If there's leftover crispy bits from cooknig the chicken in there. BONUS! More flavor. Heat the marinara and spaghetti together few minutes or until heated through then add cooked chicken and stir together.
- Add parmesan (if using) and fresh basil. Enjoy!
Such an easy recipe and was excellent! Will be making it again!
Easy to prepare & great flavor! Thank you for another great recipe!
2nd time I have made this and it’s easy and delicious!!! Favorite!!
Discovered this recipe postpartum and it was a life saver!! Such a quick and easy recipe to make, but also full of so much flavor! It’s hard to not just eat the sauce on its own! #top2021
This was so yummy! My family really enjoyed it too!
I need to know how this one didn’t make the top 25! I make this so often, it’s so easy and gives you a light sauce without being a heavy pasta dish. Fresh parm takes this to another level!! #top2021
Thank you very much. My family absolutely LOVED this dinner. I bumped up the pasta amount (and the sauce) so that it was a little more of a pasta dish, and to stretch it a little bit. Perfect!!
Onr question: It says 1/2 t pepper for the marinara under Ingredients, but it says 1/4 t in your write up. It doesn’t say how much pepper to put on the chicken in the pan. Not a big deal, but just wondering what you use for each.
Another awesome and easy recipe! Definitely in rotation! So good
I’m so happy you enjoy!
We really enjoyed this – even the kids! It was easy to make and very flavorful! I will be making this again soon! Thanks!
I sent my sister in law a picture of this dish that I made and she added fresh mushrooms because she had them. She loved the recipe also!!
This was delicious!!!!
Made this for dinner tonight. DELICIOUS! Will definitely make it again. I use Cento brand canned petite diced tomatoes. They are the best.
Delicious! I made it for my mom and she liked it too. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent!
Loved this recipe. It will definitely be on repeat!
This year for the first time we planted a cherry tomato plant which continues to produce an abundant amount of amazing cherry tomatoes. I knew i needed to use them up so the search began! I came across the Bruschetta Chicken Spaghetti recipe and decided to give it a go. It was a HUGE hit in our house and I can’t wait to make it again. 10/10 recommend this recipe for the perfect easy dinner! The best part is it actually didn’t feel heavy at all for being a pasta dish. I used GF noodles in ours!
I can’t wait to try this one – adding it to my menu for next week.
This looks perfect to help use my current abundance of tomatoes !
Looks amazing! Adding to my meal plan for the week.
Any meal that my 11 yr old requests and gobbles up is a win in my book! I slept on this one for too long and regret it. SO MUCH FLAVOR! Most of the time my son eats all of his pasta first. With this one, he eats all of the chicken and then the noodles because the chicken tastes so good. Thanks for another recipe that I don’t have to beg my son to eat!
Can’t wait to try this one
Such a flavorful pasta dish that doesn’t make you feel icky and heavy. It’s been years since I’ve done WW and I still heavily use Star’s recipes bc they’re THAT good!
Cannot wait to try this. On vacation now with limited kitchen items but it will be first up in rotation as soon as I get home….hopefully to some fresh tomatoes from my neighbors!
THIS WAS DELICIOUS! I LOVE ALL OF YOUR RECIPES! THANK YOU!
Hi! If I use whole wheat on would it change the points
It will if you’re on the WW purple plan because whole wheat pasta is considered zero points
Hi Star! It doesn’t say to but should I drain the petit diced tomatoes? There seems to be a good amount of juice.
I made this last night. It was so good. I don’t like to make adjustments to recipes when I make them, however, I realized my fresh basil had gone bad and my husband used all my canned, diced tomatoes. As a result, I used 2 1/2 softball-sized, fresh tomatoes and a palmful of dried basil, and this was still delicious! I will absolutely make this again following the recipe to a T, but I enjoyed it with the substitutions as well. Thanks so much for the recipes you share with us. I’ve made many and have enjoyed them all.
Hey Kylie, Thanks for letting me know that it works so well with the substitutions you used! I’m sooo happy ya enjoyed!
“I like. So I did.” haha – my favorite part.
This was delicious! I added onions to the chicken & cooked about 4 or 5 min! Wonderful
So amazing!
I can’t wait to try this, as I know it’s going to be delicious, just like your Chicken French Dips (my family DEVOURED them!), those awesome Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuits and a couple of other recipes of yours that i have tried. I have recommended the Biscuits to many women on several WW boards that are looking for great and fast breakfasts! Unfortunately, I have to wait until after Labor Day weekend to make this yummy BruSHetta (I say it with an SH, too, lol!) recipe- by then, I will need it, lol! Thanks for your awesome recipes, hard to believe they are Weight Watchers friendly, because they are ALL delicious!
Can this be made with your crock pot marinara? If so, how much would you use?
Excited to try this.
Thank you!
I’m sure it could be, but it wouldn’t have the “bruschetta” part. It would still be delicious though! It’d be more like noodles tossed in marinara and balsamic chicken. Hope you enjoy whichever way ya do it!
Can this be made with your crock pot marinara? If so, how much would you use?
Excited to try this.
Thank you!
I’m sure it could be, but it wouldn’t have the “bruschetta” part. It would still be delicious though! It’d be more like noodles tossed in marinara and balsamic chicken. Hope you enjoy whichever way ya do it!
I made this for my daughter for “Galentine’s Day”. We both loved it. I cook pasta about three times a year….so it has to look really good to make the cut. It did not disappoint!
Three times a year!? Wow! I’m happy you enjoyed.
I made this for my daughter for “Galentine’s Day”. We both loved it. I cook pasta about three times a year….so it has to look really good to make the cut. It did not disappoint!
Three times a year!? Wow! I’m happy you enjoyed.
I just love your page and your recipes and have made probably 85% of them. There has never been one that the whole family didn’t go bananas for! This one and chicken street tacos are probably their absolute favorite though, they have to be in a two week rotation or they start nagging me to make them! I also love how budget friendly all of your recipes are! Thank you for helping this busy mama get delicous, healthy homecooked meals on the table!
I just love your page and your recipes and have made probably 85% of them. There has never been one that the whole family didn’t go bananas for! This one and chicken street tacos are probably their absolute favorite though, they have to be in a two week rotation or they start nagging me to make them! I also love how budget friendly all of your recipes are! Thank you for helping this busy mama get delicous, healthy homecooked meals on the table!
I made this this week and it is AMAZING!! So many wonderful flavors! It’s hard to stop eating it! 🙂 I also used spaghetti squash instead of the pasta. My husband couldn’t stop raving! Thank you!!
I just love this one! It’s perfect for a summer dinner. I’ll have to try it with spaghetti squash soon! So happy you and your husband enjoyed it.
I made this this week and it is AMAZING!! So many wonderful flavors! It’s hard to stop eating it! 🙂 I also used spaghetti squash instead of the pasta. My husband couldn’t stop raving! Thank you!!
I just love this one! It’s perfect for a summer dinner. I’ll have to try it with spaghetti squash soon! So happy you and your husband enjoyed it.
Curious- have you calculated the SP without the pasta? Would love to know! Thanks!
Courtney
I just plugged it in to the WW recipe builder and it would be 4 Smart Points without the pasta with 7 servings, however I am not sure on how big the servings would be exactly. Hope that helps =)
Curious- have you calculated the SP without the pasta? Would love to know! Thanks!
Courtney
I just plugged it in to the WW recipe builder and it would be 4 Smart Points without the pasta with 7 servings, however I am not sure on how big the servings would be exactly. Hope that helps =)
I made this tonight, and it was delish! But I just realized that I never added in the balsamic vinegar. It’s mentioned in the top with the pictures, but not in the instructions at the bottom. I just wanted to give you the heads up because next time, I definitely want to add it!
Oh no! Thank you for letting me know. Sometimes even after triple checking I can forget! I am glad you liked it and trust me, next time, Add the balsamic vinegar it’ll take the flavor over the top. =)
I made this tonight, and it was delish! But I just realized that I never added in the balsamic vinegar. It’s mentioned in the top with the pictures, but not in the instructions at the bottom. I just wanted to give you the heads up because next time, I definitely want to add it!
Oh no! Thank you for letting me know. Sometimes even after triple checking I can forget! I am glad you liked it and trust me, next time, Add the balsamic vinegar it’ll take the flavor over the top. =)
That looks yummy, Star! I’m doing Weight Watcher’s again and have lost 5 of the 15 I plan to lose so I’d give Paul most of my chicken, load up on the bruschetta (I’m also trying to say it with a K since I discovered my mistake!) and use whole wheat pasta. (I’m trying hard to like this as much as traditional pasta.) I loved reading this.
That looks yummy, Star! I’m doing Weight Watcher’s again and have lost 5 of the 15 I plan to lose so I’d give Paul most of my chicken, load up on the bruschetta (I’m also trying to say it with a K since I discovered my mistake!) and use whole wheat pasta. (I’m trying hard to like this as much as traditional pasta.) I loved reading this.
Thank you, Star! Can’t wait to try this!
Thank you, Star! Can’t wait to try this!