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Friday, September 25, 2009

Chicken Florentine with Tomatoes

Pasta can be such a quick and easy solution to a weeknight meal. Unfortunately Mr. F isn't a big fan so I don't get the chance to make pasta dishes very often. However, my Mom is a HUGE noodle fan so I whipped this one up last night in about 30 minutes and we all agreed that it is a winner!

Angel hair pasta
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 package of chopped frozen spinach
Garlic cloves (about 3)
1 can of diced tomatoes
Parmesan Cheese
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper

Boil water for your pasta while you are dicing your chicken into small, bite-sized pieces. Heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet. Add diced chicken pieces and press about 3 cloves of garlic into the chicken. Saute until brown. Microwave a package of chopped spinach according to package directions. Drain spinach in a colander lined with a paper towel to get out most of the water. Add spinach to browned chicken and one can of diced tomatoes with juices. Cook pasta according to package directions. Remove and drain pasta when "al dente" and add to the chicken/spinach/tomato mixture. You may need to add a bit more olive oil. Add Parmesan cheese (the round can stuff is fine for this part) and salt and pepper to taste. Mix to combine and to allow pasta to soak up some of the tomato juices. Serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.

Very quick and the only fat in the dish is the olive oil (good fat from a vegetable) and a bit from the chicken and Parmesan cheese.

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