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Ingredients
for 4 servings
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1 tablespoon olive oil - 2 chicken breasts, cubed
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1 teaspoon salt -
½ teaspoon pepper - 3 garlics, minced
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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.
4 months ago Helpful (21) -
Seema Ahsan
Very yummy! Careful how much salt you use in the chicken though! Too much salt will make it too salty.
3 months ago Helpful (9) -
Mariah Garcia
Used more pasta since my son loves it
3 months ago Helpful (7) -
eva1997
It’s delicious without chicken aswell, for the vegetarians !
3 months ago Helpful (6)
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