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One-Pot Creamy Chicken Spaghetti (Cooking for 2)

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 4, 2016
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This comforting and craveable pasta dish makes perfect use of a single chicken breast and one pot, resulting in a super-easy dinner.

One-Pot Creamy Chicken Spaghetti (Cooking for 2)

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 2
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut in 1-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup thinly sliced white mushrooms
  • 1/4 lb uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
  • 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, toss chicken, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes. In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes without moving, until browned on first side. Stir; add mushrooms, and cook 4 to 6 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until mushrooms soften.
  • Step 
    2
    Add spaghetti, broth, whipping cream and garlic. Heat just to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 12 to 16 minutes, stirring frequently, until pasta is cooked. Stir in spinach and Parmesan cheese. Remove from heat; let stand 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice.

Nutrition

590 Calories
25g Total Fat
36g Protein
55g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
590
Calories from Fat
220
Total Fat
25g
38%
Saturated Fat
14g
70%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
115mg
39%
Sodium
1150mg
48%
Potassium
550mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
4g
17%
Sugars
4g
Protein
36g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
70%
70%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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