Healthier Chicken Alfredo Pasta Recipe by Tasty

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Ingredients

for 4 servings

1 tablespoon
olive oil
2 chicken breasts, cubed
1 teaspoon
salt
½ teaspoon
pepper
3 garlics, minced
2 tablespoons
flour
1 cup
chicken broth (200 mL)
1 cup
skim milk, or milk of choice (240 mL)
½ teaspoon
salt
¼ teaspoon
pepper
2 cups
spinach (450 g)
2 cups
whole grain penne pasta, cooked (400 g)
¼ cup
parmesan cheese, optional (25 g)

Preparation

Heat the olive oil over a skillet and add chicken. Season with salt and pepper, and cook 5-8 minutes, or until no longer pink.
Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, add the garlic and sauté for one minute over medium heat.
Sprinkle the flour over the garlic and slowly add in the chicken stock.
Quickly stir to avoid lumps.
Add in the skim milk, stir ,and allow to reach a boil to thicken sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
Once the sauce is thickened, add in the spinach and stir until wilted.
Remove from heat and add in the cooked penne, chicken, and parmesan. Stir to coat.
Top with fresh parmesan.
Enjoy!

Tips

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josterdude

Make sure you cook the pasta beforehand! I realized after I made the sauce that I didn’t have the pasta ready and the sauce got a little too thick while I was cooking the pasta.
2 months ago Helpful (16)
Seema Ahsan

Very yummy! Careful how much salt you use in the chicken though! Too much salt will make it too salty.
1 month ago Helpful (9)
Mariah Garcia

Used more pasta since my son loves it
1 month ago Helpful (7)
eva1997

It’s delicious without chicken aswell, for the vegetarians !
1 month ago Helpful (5)

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