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Penne With Chicken, Spinach, And Tomato Alfredo
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serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
2 reviews
ingredients
1 box penne pasta
1 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 jars Alfredo sauce with sun dried tomatoes
1 box (10 ounce size) chopped frozen spinach
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced Italian tomatoes
salt and pepper, to taste
directions
Thaw spinach completely in a colander lined with a few paper towels.
Squeeze spinach completely dry. Cut up chicken into bite size pieces.
Brown in a skillet. Keep warm. Cook penne according to package.
Meanwhile, in a medium sauce pan, add both jars of sauce, tomato and spinach. Bring to a simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally. Continue simmering for 10 minutes or so. When pasta is done, drain and place in a large serving bowl. Add chicken and stir. Add Alfredo mixture and stir again.
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nutrition data
660 calories, 24 grams fat, 67 grams carbohydrates, 44 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
May 20, 2010
Love this recipe! Only thing I did different was I sauteed ed onion and fresh spinach with 1 tbs of vegetable oil and added garlic powder, pepper, onion powder and salt for about 3 minutes before adding the 2 jars of sauce. I also used 1 14.5oz can Heinz diced tomatos w/ mild chilies for the tomato part of the recipe. SUPER GOOD!!
November 7, 2007
Easy and very, very good!! I doubled the recipe and we ate it for a few days!!