# Creamy spinach and chicken pasta

This is a recipe for a creamy spinach and chicken pasta dish.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp Montreal chicken seasoning
- 0.5 tsp dried parsley
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small yellow onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 sun dried tomato
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp flour
- 1.5 cups half n half cream
- 1 box spinach
- 1 ladle pasta water
- 3 tbsp Pecorino cheese
- 0.5 lemon

## Instructions

1. Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, cayenne, Montreal chicken seasoning, dried parsley, salt, and pepper.
2. Drizzle avocado oil over the seasoned chicken and rub it in.
3. Sear the chicken in a hot pan until cooked halfway through.
4. Add butter to the pan.
5. Cook down diced onions, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes.
6. Add garlic powder, oregano, dried parsley, cayenne, salt, pepper, and flour to the pan and cook for a few minutes.
7. Pour in half and half cream.
8. Add spinach to the sauce.
9. Let the sauce simmer until thick.
10. Add pasta water, Pecorino cheese, and lemon juice to the sauce.
11. Add the chicken back to the sauce and cook all the way through.
12. Serve the chicken and sauce with pasta.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/609525318261371?fs=e&fs=e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/312e1d56-7818-4f36-ae0d-86b203520a54
- Extracted: 2025-08-26

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