Healthy Chicken Pasta

Submitted by eknecht

"I whipped this up for dinner the other night- Dh was impressed enough to request we have it again. Posted here for safekeeping. I first served it over 3-cheese tortellini, it ws also good the next day with whole wheat penne."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1⁄2 white onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 8 ounces chicken broth
• 1 (29 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 cups fresh Baby Spinach, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• cooked pasta

directions

1. Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
2. Sprinkle chicken breast pieces with Italian seasoning, then add to pan. Cook, stirring occaisionally, until chicken pieces are no longer pink on the surface, about 8 minute
3. Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Add onions and peppers to pan, cook 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional 3 minutes, or until garlic, onions, and peppers are soft.
4. Add chicken stock and let cook down and reduce by half.
5. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, salt, sugar, and basil.
6. Cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes to let the flavors blend.
7. Add in the cooked chicken, baby spinach leaves and parmesan cheese, cook an additional 5 minutes, and serve warm over your favorite pasta.

Reviews

[newbiehopeful]

This was delish! I enjoyed it for lunch and dinner. Simple, easy, and flavorful. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Stands_With_Fist]

I love this stuff!!! I sometimes make it without the chicken as just a veggie pasta sauce. It tastes great, and I even use Splenda for the sugar. So simple but tasty!!! Thanks for posting! It's become one of my staples!

 

[lmnesseth]

Yummy! We used yellow and orange bell peppers, and added mushrooms and kalamata olives. Turned out awesome.