Ingredients
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