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Creamy Chicken Spinach Pasta

This Creamy Chicken Spinach Pasta is total comfort food and can be easily thrown together for a simple and hearty dinner.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 557 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 200 g pasta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for the chicken
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for the vegetables
  • 300 g chicken breast cut into chunks
  • 300 g spinach finely chopped
  • 2 tomatoes diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 garlic clove crushed
  • 75 g light cream cheese
  • 100 ml skimmed milk
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoon Creme Fraiche
  • 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt
  • 100 ml chicken stock
  • 40 g sun-dried tomatoes chopped
  • 80 g artichoke hearts chopped
  • 80 g mozzarella grated
  • 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

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  1. Cook 200 g Pasta according to the packet instructions.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil in a pan and fry 300 g Chicken breast until it is cooked through. Set aside.
  3. Add another 1 tablespoon Olive oil to the pan and add 1 Onion and 2 Garlic clove. Sauté until softened.
  4. Add the cooked chicken, 300 g Spinach, 75 g Light cream cheese, 80 g Mozzarella, 100 ml Skimmed milk, 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoon Creme fraiche, 2 Tomatoes, 40 g Sun-dried tomatoes, 80 g Artichoke hearts, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper. Add 100 ml Chicken stock.
  5. Heat until the cheese has melted and a sauce has formed (about 5 minutes).
  6. Drain the pasta and add to the pan. Mix well until all the pasta is coated.

Notes

  • You can swap fresh spinach for frozen (and thawed) spinach and it will still work just as well.
  • To make this dish gluten free, you just need to swap the pasta to your favourite gluten free version.
  • Cook the pasta al dente, as it will carry on cooking a little more in the sauce. To cook pasta al dente (which means “to the tooth” or firm to bite), cook pasta for about 2 minutes less than indicated on the package instructions.
  • Add some extra flavour to this pasta dish with some cooked chopped bacon.
  • You could make this creamy chicken and spinach pasta even easier by using leftover shredded chicken and stirring it in at the same time as the spinach.
  • Add a little Dijon mustard to give this sauce some extra flavour.
  • Add a scoop of the pasta water to the sauce to make it really silky smooth.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1portion Calories 557kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 57g (19%) Protein 36g (72%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 79mg (26%) Sodium 525mg (22%) Potassium 1497mg (43%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 8190IU (164%) Vitamin C 49mg (54%) Calcium 304mg (30%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 557

% Daily Value*

Serving 1portion
Calories 557kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 57g 19%
Protein 36g 72%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 79mg 26%
Sodium 525mg 22%
Potassium 1497mg 32%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 8190IU 164%
Vitamin C 49mg 54%
Calcium 304mg 30%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.