Lighter Chicken Spinach Tomato Penne Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Season the chicken as desired. Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned, stirring often. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and heat to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Stir in the tomatoes, Swanson® Chicken Broth, penne and water and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 10 minutes or until the penne is tender, stirring occasionally. Return the chicken to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the spinach and cook for 1 minute or until the spinach is wilted.

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions while preparing the sauce.
• Cut chicken up into cubes and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and chicken to the skillet and saute until chicken is cooked through.
• Add tomatoes to skillet (do not drain) and simmer.
• Add flour one tablespoon at a time to milk and mix until smooth with a fork or small whisk.
• Pour milk/flour mixture into the skillet and allow to simmer until thickened. If sauce is too thick, add a little more milk at a time until you reach desired consistency.
• Add baby spinach to sauce and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes.
• Add parmesan cheese to sauce.
• Add cooked pasta to the sauce and mix.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; return to pot., Meanwhile, toss chicken with 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook and stir chicken, half at a time, over medium-high heat 3-5 minutes or until no longer pink; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Add broth and wine. Bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; cook 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and remaining salt; cook until tomatoes are softened. Stir in spinach until wilted., Add chicken and tomato mixture to pasta; heat through, tossing to combine. Serve with cheese.