Dinner

Healthy Chicken and Pasta is for Dinner.

Healthy Chicken and Pasta takes several minutes to prepare.

Healthy Chicken and Pasta takes several minutes to cook.

Healthy Chicken and Pasta makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Healthy Chicken and Pasta are:

8 oz fresh pasta shells or 6 oz dry pasta shells
1-1/4 lbs. fresh spinach (I use baby spinach)
1 lb. chicken breast - boned, skinned, cut in 1 inch pieces
4 medium cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 tsp. olive oil or vegatable spray
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
salt and pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan, grated (I use already grated found in the cheese section)

Here is how you make Healthy Chicken and Pasta:

Cook the spinach in the broth until tender. Drain and reserve broth. Mash out excess liquid. Cook pasta. Preheat a saute pan or heavy skillet over medium heat, add the oil or vegetable spray and saute the garlic, stirring constantly, until it is white. Dont allow it to brown. Add the spinach and nutmeg, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces to the spinach, stir and turn and add a small amount of the reserved cooking broth. Stir and turn the spinach until it is hot, adding broth as necessary. Add the cooked, drain pasta to the spinach mixture and blend well. Serve immediately with Parmesan. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CNJMOM123.

The nutritional information for Healthy Chicken and Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 86.7

• Total Fat: 1.9 g
• Cholesterol: 14.1 mg
• Sodium: 59.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 4.4 g