Lemon, Spinach & Chicken Pasta

This lemon, spinach and chicken pasta is quick to throw together and a nice light pasta. Perfect for spring or summer weeknight meals.

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Ingredients

• 4 Tablespoons of butter

• 3 cups diced frozen chicken

• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

• 8 oz of spaghetti

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 1 lemon, zested and juiced

• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

• 2 heaping cups of baby spinach

• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

• 1/4 cup pasta water

• Salt and Pepper to taste

Steps

1. Melt butter in large pot. Add the chicken, garlic and lemon pepper seasoning. Cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked if using raw chicken.

2. While the chicken is cooking, cook the pasta in a separate pan according to the box instructions. (Save 1/4 cup of pasta water).

3. Add the lemon and pasta water to the chicken. Bring to boil.

4. Add the cooked noodles, spinach, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. If you want you can add a little extra butter to make it easier to mix everything and keep the noodles from sticking.

5. Serve with parmesan cheese

Tips

• I like to use diced pre cooked frozen chicken to make this meal go extra quick and less dishes to clean up but you can use 1lb raw chicken if you prefer.

• I like to use protein noodles to add a little extra protein to this dish (I use Barilla Protein+)

Nutrition

This is based on My Fitness Pal calculations for 6 servings and using Protein Pasta.

360 calories / serving

28.5g Carbs / 14.4g Fat / 30g Protein