I feel like I'm always in need of simple and easy meals for weeknight dinners. You can never have too many go to meals. This one is now in my line up. The ease of cooking up pasta and chicken and adding in flavors of tomato, spinach, garlic, and basil make this a perfect go to and healthy meal. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb chicken, cubed
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/4 cup basil, roughly chopped
- 5 oz. spinach
- 6 oz angel hair pasta
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
- Using a large and deep skillet, heat up the olive oil. While that is heating up start boiling the water for the pasta. Make sure to salt the water. It helps add flavor to the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the package.
- Once the olive oil is heated add half of the garlic to the pan and sautée for about 2 minutes. Then add in the cubed chicken and season well with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken, turning a few times for about 7 minutes.
- Add in the rest of the garlic and all the tomatoes into the pan. Season with salt and cook for about 5 minutes. Then, add in the spinach and basil and cook until the spinach starts to wilt. Turn the heat off and cover while you wait for the pasta to finish cooking.
- Once that pasta is cooked, drain and add the pasta to the skillet with the chicken, tomatoes, and spinach. Toss together and salt to taste.
- Serve and enjoy!