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Chicken, Spinach, Tomato and Feta Pasta

June 23, 2011
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  • Serves 4
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Simple weeknight meal when you are in the mood for some Mediterranean flavors. —There'sAlwaysPie

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Main Ingredients
  • 8 ounces pasta - seashells, farfelle, penne, etc.
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 2 cloves of garlic smashed and chopped
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 10 ounces spinach
  • 1 pint roasted cherry tomatoes - recipe belo
  • 6 ounces feta cheese with Mediterranean herbs
  • Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2-3 dashes sea salt
Directions
  1. Cook pasta according to directions - but make sure it is a bit al dente.
  2. Toss tomatoes, olive oil and salt together and roast in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes. Stir the tomatoes a couple times during roasting. When done take out and set aside.
  3. Heat a large sautee pan with olive oil over medium high heat. Once hot add chicken and garlic and lightly brown.
  4. Add chicken stock to sautee pan and scrape up any bits on the bottom of the pan.
  5. Add spinach to chicken and cover. Let cook until spinach has wilted.
  6. Toss tomatoes and almost all of the feta cheese in with the chicken and stir.
  7. Toss pasta in, stir and let cook a bit to finish cooking pasta and allow sauce to thicken - about 5 minutes or so.
  8. Serve with remaining feta sprinkled on top.

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