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Chicken Florentine Pasta Recipe
Delicious pesto chicken Florentine is simple, yet packed with big flavors. Pesto and homemade alfredo combine for a tasty combination!!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 622 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 TB olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halved and cut into strips
- 2 c Fresh Spinach Leaves
- 16 oz pkg dry penne pasta
- 1 TB grated romano cheese
Homemade Pesto Alfredo Sauce
- 1 c chicken broth
- 1 c half and half
- 1/2 c heavy whipping cream
- 1 c Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 TB pesto
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, sauté garlic in hot oil for 1 minute. Add chicken and cook for 7 to 8 minutes on each side. Once chicken is cooked through, add your spinach and sauté together for 3-4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse under cool water and let drain.
- Prepare Alfredo sauce by adding garlic to a separate pan and sauté for 1 minute. Add broth, let bubble. Then add half&half, whipping cream, salt and pepper and parmesan cheese. Whisk constantly until combined. Allow liquid to heat up and thicken for a few minutes. Once your sauce has reached your desired thickness, you'll then add 2 tablespoons of pesto sauce; set aside.
- Add chicken/spinach mixture to your pasta and stir in the Pesto/Alfredo sauce. Mix well, top with Romano cheese. Serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
6g
Calories
622kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
103mg
(34%)
Sodium
591mg
(25%)
Potassium
623mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1630IU
(33%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
304mg
(30%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 622
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 622kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 591mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 623mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1630IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 304mg | 30% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.