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Spinach and Mushroom Noodles with Chicken

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Whip up this restaurant-worthy Spinach and Mushroom Noodles with Chicken in under 30 minutes. Juicy chicken, savory mushrooms, and wilted spinach in a velvety parmesan sauce – a family favorite reborn!

Ingredients

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Chicken

  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 Chicken breasts, thinly sliced or pounded
  • Preferred seasonings for chicken (salt, pepper, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning)

Pasta

  • 8 oz of Farfalle pasta, 1/2 a box (or pasta of choice)

Sauce

  • 1/2 Onion chopped in slivers
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 4 oz Mushrooms, Sliced
  • 1 cup Spinach, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves of Garlic, Minced
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
  • 3/4th cup Parmesan Cheese, preferably freshly grated
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions

  1. Boil pasta til done, drain, and set aside.
  2. Coat chicken lightly with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic, and/or onion powder.
  3. Heat oil on medium/large skillet.
  4. Cook chicken breasts on both sides til golden brown, beautiful, and fully cooked (165 degrees). Set aside.
  5. In the same pan, you cooked chicken (no need to wash it), add onions, and a couple of tbsps of water. Cook on medium/low til onions smell sweet and caramelized.
  6. As far as cooking the onions go..the art of caramelization takes patience. If they dry out, add a couple more tablespoons of water. They will start to turn golden and smell amazing. This process can take 20 mins if you have the time to let it.
  7. Once onions have caramelized to tender perfection, add a splash of balsamic vinaigrette and a pinch of salt just til incorporated, remove, and set aside.
  8. In the same pan, toss in your garlic and mushrooms. Cook for about 2 mins, then add spinach.
  9. Turn the heat down to the lowest setting and add heavy cream and parmesan cheese.
  10. Add noodles and caramelized onions.
  11. Cut chicken breast into pieces and serve on top of a serving of noodle mixture.
  12. Enjoy!

Notes

Make sure to take a minute to enjoy the smell of those onions after the glazing of balsamic vinegarette and salt. The flavors and scents are so intricate; it’s lovely.

I like to keep the chicken and noodles separate so I can save the leftover chicken for other recipes.

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