Chicken Spinach Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs penne pasta, cooked according to directions
• 1/2 large vidalia onion, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb fresh spinach, ripped into peieces
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup water from the pasta
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, melt butter and add the 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 2 add finely chopped onion and garlic and saute until onion is almost translucent.
• 3 add chicken and cook until chicken is done.
• 4 remove from pan.
• 5 add pasta liquid and spinach, continuing to add as it wilts and makes space for more.
• 6 add chicken mixture back to the pan.
• 7 mix it with the spinach, and add 1/2 of the olive oil.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 add pasta, toss and mix in the rest of the olive oil.
• 10 tada! it's ready to eat!