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Pappardelle with chicken and spinach

low in calories
Main Courses, Italian, With fresh vegetables, Pasta, and Chicken & Poultry
Low calorie pasta side

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2 skinless chicken breasts (or thigh filet)
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
a pinch of chili flakes
400g passata
200g (wholewheat) pasta
200g broccoli
125g baby-spinach
1/2 a bunch of basil
2 tablespoons of Parmesan

Low calorie pasta promo
To get off the extra holiday kilos we should be a little careful what we eat. This pasta is low in calories (if you make this recipe as three servings 432 kcal), but if you are not trying to lose weight: it tastes really delicious! We replaced the lean chicken breast by the bit fatter chicken thigh filet and were generous with the Parmesan. If you are trying to lose weight you better use whole wheat pasta, lean chicken breasts and a little cheese.
 
How to make Pappardelle, with chicken and spinach
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Peel two cloves garlic and chop them fine.

Fry the garlic and chilli 2 minutes in 1 tbspoon hot oil.

Stir in the passata and let it cook for 2 minutes.

Bring a large pan with water and sea salt to a boil.

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Flatten the chicken breasts and rub the remaining oil on them.

Heat the griddle until it smokes and put the chicken on.

Grill the chicken well done in 5 min. on each side.

Season the chicken with sea salt and freshly grated black pepper. Put the cooked chicken aside, let it rest for at least 5 minutes.

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Cook the pasta al dente like indicated on the package.

Clean the broccoli and cut it into little flowers.

Cook the broccoli with the pasta for the last three minutes.

Drain the pasta together with the broccoli in a colander.

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Cut the chicken into long strips.

Stir the pasta and broccoli into the sauce,

Also stir in the chicken strips.

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Lastly stir the spinach into the pasta.

With or without Parmesan, the pasta tastes delicious!