Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Pasta
Cate O'Malley
Updated Mar 30, 2011
Ready in just 35 minutes, seafood lovers can substitute shrimp for chicken in this pasta-liscious dish.
Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Pasta
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 8 oz spaghetti, cooked, reserving 1/3 cup pasta water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 oz sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups loosely packed spinach
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 3/4 cup cubed, cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/3 cup reserved pasta water
Instructions
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Step1In large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, onions and spinach in butter until vegetables are softened and spinach is wilted, about 4 to 5 minutes.
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Step2Stir in garlic. Add the flour and stir for 1 minute until the pasty taste cooks off. Add the half-and-half and stir slowly as sauce thickens. Add the chicken to skillet; cook until hot, stirring occasionally. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step3Add cooked spaghetti and reserved pasta water. Stir to combine.
Nutrition
480
Calories
17g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 47%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 530mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 430mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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