{"id":54267,"date":"2024-08-07T17:31:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=54267"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:50:32","slug":"pasta-with-chicken-spinach-and-artichoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/08\/07\/pasta-with-chicken-spinach-and-artichoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with Chicken, Spinach, and Artichoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 2 Servings<\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from: Delish<\/h6>\n<p>A play on spinach artichoke dip turned into a pasta dish with chicken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> First, I really liked this. Second, I improved it some. I used heavy cream instead of milk. But I added\u00a0 water to adjust for that. The spinach is now cooked right in the sauce before the final mix.\u00a0Also changed the recommended pasta from rigatoni to penne.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz penne or similar pasta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS extra-virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz baby spinach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">12-15-oz jar artichoke hearts, quartered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">12<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz boneless skinless chicken breasts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">salt &amp; black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS AP flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd-1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup chicken broth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd-1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup milk (or cream)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup shredded mozzarella<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bc<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>Prep:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tenderize <strong>chicken breast<\/strong> with a jacquard, then slice into bite sized pieces. Season lightly with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook <strong>pasta<\/strong> until al dente.<\/p>\n<p>Reserve \u00bd cup <strong>pasta water.<\/strong> Drain the remaining <strong>water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook chicken:<\/strong><br \/>In a large skillet over medium heat, heat 1 TBS <strong>oil.<\/strong> Add <strong>garlic<\/strong> and <strong>chicken<\/strong> to skillet. Cook until chicken is nearly cooked through. Remove to bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finish:<\/strong><br \/>To skillet, add 2 TBS <strong>butter<\/strong> and let it melt. Add 1 TBS <strong>flour<\/strong> and whisk until golden, for about 1 minute, then add<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup of <strong>chicken broth, <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 cup of <strong>cream,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup shredded<strong> mozzarella<\/strong> and<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup <strong>Parmesan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stir in <strong>artichokes. <\/strong>Season with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Add in the <strong>spinach<\/strong> and cook until <strong>spinach<\/strong> is wilted, 2 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add cooked <strong>pasta<\/strong> to skillet and toss with sauce until coated. Return <strong>chicken<\/strong> to the skillet and toss to combine. Add reserved <strong>pasta water<\/strong> to obtain desired consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Remove to serving bowl and serve.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 2 Servings Adapted from: Delish A play on spinach artichoke dip turned into a pasta dish with chicken. Note: First, I really liked this. Second, I improved it some. I used heavy cream instead of milk. But I added\u00a0 water to adjust for that. The spinach is now cooked right in the sauce before the final mix.\u00a0Also changed the recommended pasta from rigatoni to penne. 6oz penne or similar pasta 1TBS extra-virgin olive oil 1cloves garlic, minced 4oz baby&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/08\/07\/pasta-with-chicken-spinach-and-artichoke\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375,11],"tags":[32,286,172,224],"class_list":["post-54267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-complete-meal","category-pasta","tag-artichoke-hearts","tag-chicken-breast","tag-pasta","tag-spinach"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/PastaChickenSpinachArtichoke2.jpg?fit=610%2C345&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54267"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56589,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54267\/revisions\/56589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}