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I was pasta hungry. There was chicken. There was spinach. What to do? Without a bazillion calories that is. Plus, it had to be quick and easy…there were meetings.
Thanks to this little cookbook from America’s Test Kitchens, I got my inspiration. And….a delicious meal to boot.
CHICKEN AND SPINACH FARFALLE
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup heavy cream (I used 2% milk with a dollop of cream cheese.)
2 teaspoons grated zest and 3 tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
1 pound farfalle
1 6-ounce bag baby spinach
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
Bring skillet and cook until fragrant, about 4 quarts of water to boil in a large pot. Meanwhile, pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Melt 1 Tablespoon butter to large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook half of the chicken until no longer pink, about 3 minutes, transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining butter and chicken.
Add garlic to empty skillet and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in cream (in my case, the milk+cream cheese), lemon zest, and lemon juice. Simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cover.
Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon salt and farfalle to boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, drain pasta, and return to pot and toss to coat. Add sauce, spinach, Parmesan, pine nuts, and cooked chicken to pot and toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
Serves 4.
It was that good
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Hi Debbie,
Your Pasta Dish looks really good and easy. I brought my Lemon Broccoli Chicken over today. Thank you for sharing and hosting today and have a great week!
I just linked up for the first time. Thank you for hosting this! That pasta looks fabulous!
The pasta looks good! Thanks!
Thanks for the invite, such great recipes! Your pasta looks fantastic, love everything that’s in there!
YUM! That looks so good. Might have to try it for dinner, I think I have all the ingredients on hand 🙂 Stopped over from Welcome Wednesday. Have a good one!
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I am printing this recipe out! It sounds delicious!! And I like the cutting calories part….always a good thing for me with this rear end I have! lol
Thank you for stopping by my blog, it led me to yours and I am a follower!
Lou Cinda 🙂
This looks stunning! I love pasta dishes, and I’m looking for the perfect setting with which to try out my kale. This might just be it 🙂
I’m hosting a giveaway this week at http://www.ekatskitchen.com and I would LOVE if you stopped by to enter.
YUM! I linked up my Delcious Ham and Potato Soup. It is a cold weather favorite around here. Hope you enjoy.
Hi Debbie,
I really do love your Pasta Dish, after I was here the other day I tried it out and it is really good. Thank you so much for bringing it to Full Plate Thursday and please come back!
Farfalle pasta is my favorite shape and when you add chicken breast to any pasta dish, you absolutely cannot go wrong, in my opinion. I’m saving this recipe to try soon. My husband is going to love you. 🙂
Something about the farfalle shape makes it the best of all the pasta. This looks so good!
I’m looking forward to trying this recipe next week. Looks delish!
This is amazing! Thanks for linking up! Super delicious and mouthwatering.
Love your recipe swap. Thanks so much for hosting and stopping by Momtrends to share.
This looks DEE-licious!!
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milk with cream cheese is such a smart substitution…less fat and just as creamy…you rock! we eat quite a bit of pasta, so i always love finding new combinations. thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club.
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for the invite. Love your recipe for today. It looks wonderful. Everything I love in a wrap. What could be better.
America’s Test Kitchen are great, aren’t they? They never let me down. Your pasta dish looks scrumptious, as well as quick and easy. Thank you so much for sharing with Cookbook Sundays and I hope to see you next month!
We love all things pasta. This sounds amazing!