Description
Creamy spinach chicken pasta: a delicious and easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- Chicken breast (2, cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Pasta (8 ounces, your favorite shape)
- Spinach (5 ounces, fresh)
- Heavy cream (1 cup)
- Grated Parmesan cheese (1/2 cup)
- Garlic (2 cloves, minced)
- Olive oil (2 tablespoons)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Cook chicken until done.
- Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Stir in spinach until wilted.
- Pour in heavy cream and bring to a simmer.
- Add Parmesan cheese.
- Add cooked pasta to the sauce.
- Toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Add red pepper flakes for heat.
- Use frozen spinach if fresh is unavailable.
- Garnish with extra cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 100mg