Chicken & Spinach Pasta with Lemon & Parmesan

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  8 oz or 227g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Salt

  Table

  ¾ tsp or 5g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• White wine

  Alcoholic beverage, table

  8 fl oz or 235g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  4 tbsp or 60g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ⅓ cup or 76g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  4 tbsp or 20g

• Spinach

  Raw

  10 cup or 300g

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
2. In a large high-sided skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
3. Add the chicken, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
5. Stir in the wine and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer.
6. Remove from heat. Stir in the spinach and the cooked pasta. Cover and let stand until the spinach is just wilted.
7. Serve garnished with parmesan cheese.