Chicken and Spinach Pasta

Mar 16, 2022

Ingredients

8 oz Banza penne pasta

1 tbsp avocado oil

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces

½ tsp Himalayan Sea salt

¼ tsp ground pepper

1 tsp red pepper flakes

4 cloves garlic, minced

½ cup white wine vinegar

Juice of 1 lemon

5 cups fresh spinach

¼ cup parmesan or skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, salt pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir occasionally until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in wine vinegar and lemon juice and bring to a simmer.
  4. Remove from heat, stir in spinach and the cooked pasta. Cover and let stand until spinach is just wilted. Serve and add cheese to the top.

Nutritional info per serving: serves 6

Calories: 256

Protein: 27 g

Fat: 6 g

Carbs: 27 g

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