Healthy Greens and Pasta with Chicken
Boost your antioxidants and minerals by topping pasta with these healthy greens and lean chicken.
How many servings?From kitchen to table in 20 minutes.
onion
olive oil
garlic
canned chicken (reserve broth)
chicken broth (reserved from chicken)
pasta
baby spinach
watercress
fresh cilantro
milk
Directions
- Dice onion and place in skillet along with olive oil. Brown over medium heat.
- As onion cooks, mince garlic and add to skillet. Stir and continue cooking over medium heat.
- Crush almonds and add to skillet.
- Drain chicken and reserve the broth. Add chicken to skillet. Measure broth and stir in with chicken. Continue cooking over medium heat, stir often.
- Fill a large saucepan with water for pasta and heat on high until boiling.
- Finely chop spinach, watercress and cilantro and set aside.
- Add pasta to boiling water in saucepan and cook for 8 minutes allowing water to remain at a boil. (If the pan begins to boil over, turn heat down slightly.)
- After pasta has returned to boiling, stir greens into skillet. Add milk, stir and reduce heat to low.
- When pasta is tender, drain and rinse. Pour topping over pasta and serve.