Lemon Chicken Spinach Pasta
by Jesi LopezThis is a really good recipe to take advantage of sales on kitchen staples like broth, pasta, and cream cheese. Also, check your local flyers for weekly sales on chicken thighs. Lemon chicken spinach pasta will be sure to become a family favourite.
Lemon Chicken Spinach Pasta
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Category
Main Dish
Cuisine
North American
Servings
4-8
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
This recipe is an experiment I tried with affordable store brand items that I had stocked up in my kitchen. My boys stood in as my taste testers to let me know how my experiment worked out. The verdict? Lemon Chicken Spinach Pasta passed the dance test with my boys, so I think this recipe is a keeper
Ingredients
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2 packages of Fettucine pasta
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6-8 chicken thighs, skin on
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2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
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8 ounces (250 g) cream cheese
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2 lemons, zested and juiced
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1 large clamshell fresh spinach
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1 carton chicken broth
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1 teaspoon mustard
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½ cup white wine
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Garlic powder, to taste
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Salt and Black pepper, to taste
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Olive oil, for sautéing
Directions
Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain pasta while reserving some pasta water.
Season chicken thighs, skin side up, with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Set Instant Pot to sauté function and heat olive oil. Place chicken thighs, skin side down, into Instant Pot. Season exposed side of chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Flip chicken when the skin is browned. Sear chicken on the other side.
Remove chicken from Instant Pot and set aside. Keep Instant Pot on sauté function.
Zest one lemon and mince garlic. Add to Instant Pot and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. Add spinach and mix well.
Juice both lemons and add to Instant Pot. Add white wine (I used Sauvignon Blanc) and the mustard and give the mixture a stir.
Add the cream cheese to the Instant Pot and allow it to melt. Season with salt and pepper and stir well. Use reserved pasta water to thin sauce if it is too thick.
Place seared chicken thighs into the sauce and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
Add pasta and stir until pasta is coated with the cream sauce. Keep warm until ready to serve.
Enjoy 🖤