Creamy Garlic Chicken Thigh Pasta

Name: Creamy Garlic Chicken Thigh Pasta with Baby Spinach
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 280 g Chicken Thighs; 170 g Penne; 2 unit(s) Garlic, cloves; 1 unit(s) Chicken Broth Concentrate; 10 g Cream Sauce Spice Blend; ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded; 7 g Thyme; 56 g Baby Spinach; 1 unit(s) Cream Cheese; 0.06 tsp Salt*; 1 tbsp Oil*; 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter*; 0.06 tsp Pepper*

with Baby Spinach

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This pasta dish is truly loved by all – it has a garlicky cream sauce, juicy chicken thighs, penne and baby spinach (to get in those greens)! Get ready to dive into a delicious dinner.

Ingredients: Chicken thighs • Penne pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Spinach • Cream cheese (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) (milk) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (wheat) • Chicken broth concentrate (sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), chicken stock, chicken fat, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavoring, water, glutamic acid, chicken fat, chicken powder, xanthan gum, organic sunflower oil), salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavor) • Thyme • Garlic.

Tags:

Quick

•Family Friendly

Allergens:

Wheat

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time25 minutes

Cooking Time5 minutes

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

280 g

Chicken Thighs

170 g

Penne

(Contains: Wheat)

2 unit(s)

Garlic, cloves

1 unit(s)

Chicken Broth Concentrate

10 g

Cream Sauce Spice Blend

(Contains: Wheat May contain traces of: Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)

¼ cup

Parmesan Cheese, shredded

(Contains: Milk)

7 g

Thyme

56 g

Baby Spinach

1 unit(s)

Cream Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

Not included in your delivery

0.06 tsp

Salt*

1 tbsp

Oil*

2 tbsp

Unsalted Butter*

(Contains: Milk)

0.06 tsp

Pepper*

Nutrition Values

Calories800 kcal

Fat36 g

Saturated Fat17 g

Carbohydrate72 g

Sugar3 g

Dietary Fiber6 g

Protein45 g

Cholesterol190 mg

Sodium1030 mg

Trans Fat1 g

Potassium750 mg

Calcium225 mg

Iron5 mg

Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

•Large Pot

•Colander

•Measuring Cups

•Large Non-Stick Pan

•Medium Bowl

•Measuring Spoons

Cooking Steps

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Before starting, bring a large pot to a boil over high heat.
Wash and dry all produce.
Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
Strip thyme leaves from stems, then finely chop.
Roughly chop spinach.

To the boiling water, add penne. Cook uncovered for 10-12 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
Reserve 1 cup (2 cups) pasta water.
Strain penne, then return to the pot, off heat.

Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels, then cut into 1-inch pieces.
Season with salt and pepper.

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken.
Cook for 6-8 min, stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through.**
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 3/4 cup (1 1/3 cups) reserved pasta water and broth concentrate. (NOTE: This is your sauce mixture.)

To pan with chicken, add garlic, thyme, Cream Sauce Spice Blend and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) butter.
Cook for 1-2 min, stirring often, until fragrant.
Add sauce mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-high.
Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low.
Cook for 1-2 min, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly.

To the pot with penne, add chicken and sauce, spinach and half the Parmesan. Toss until spinach wilts and penne is coated. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add additional reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time, if you like.)
Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over top.

If you've opted to get chicken thighs, prep and cook in the same way the recipe instructs you to prep and cook the chicken breasts.