One-Pot Cheesy Lemon Chicken Pasta

One-Pot Cheesy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Recipe by Dhruv Vohra from tasty.co

Dinner 30 Mins.

Ingredients

5

5 servings

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 ½ cups penne pasta, uncooked
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 cups spinach
  • 3 oz cream cheese
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 lemon zest, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large pan or skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and stir until soft.
  • Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook until browned.
  • Stir in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
  • Add uncooked pasta, chicken broth. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Uncover, stir and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until all of the liquid has been absorbed by the pasta.
  • Turn off heat, stir in lemon juice, spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Stir until cheese has melted and spinach wilts.
  • Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts

Per 5 servings

  • Calories: 478
  • Carbohydrate: 34g
  • Fat: 21g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 42g
  • Sugar: 5g

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