Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta
with Baby Spinach
This pasta dish is truly loved by all – it has a garlicky cream sauce, juicy chicken breasts, penne and baby spinach (to get in those greens)! Get ready to dive into a delicious dinner.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
2 unit(s)
Chicken Breasts
170 g
Penne
(Contains Wheat)
56 mL
Cream
(Contains Milk)
2 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
1 tbsp
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains Wheat May contain Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
7 g
Thyme
56 g
Baby Spinach
Not included in your delivery
0.06 tsp
Salt*
1 tbsp
Oil*
2 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
0.06 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Strip thyme leaves from stems, then finely chop.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Add penne to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Reserve 1 cup (2 cups) pasta water, then drain and return penne to the same pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels, then cut into 1-inch pieces.
- Season all over with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken.
- Cook, flipping occasionally, until golden-brown and cooked through, 8-10 min.**
- Meanwhile, combine cream, 2/3 cup (1 1/3 cups) reserved pasta water and broth concentrate in a small bowl.
- Add garlic, thyme, Cream Sauce Spice Blend and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) butter to the same pan.
- Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1-2 min.
- Stir in cream-broth mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-high.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 1-2 min.
- Add chicken and sauce, spinach and half the Parmesan to the pot with penne.
- Toss until spinach wilts and penne is coated. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add additional reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time, if desired.)
- Divide pasta between plates. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over top.
