Spicy Chicken Linguine

Name: Spicy Chicken Linguine
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream or 1/4 cup light sour cream; 1 cup chicken broth, boiled down to 1/2 cup; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves; 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed,squeezed gently; 1/2 lb dried linguine or 1/2 lb spaghetti; 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (please don't use the stuff in the green container!); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

13 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup nonfat sour cream or 1/4 cup light sour cream
1 cup chicken broth, boiled down to 1/2 cup
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed,squeezed gently
1/2 lb dried linguine or 1/2 lb spaghetti
3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (please don't use the stuff in the green container!)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

Place butter in a 13x9 inch baking pan; place in oven to melt.
3

Place onions in baking pan; toss in butter.
4

Roast 10 minutes.
5

Whisk in sour cream, concentrated chicken broth, garlic, basil and crushed red pepper.
6

Place chicken evenly in the pan; spoon onions and broth mixture over each breast half.
7

Season with salt and black pepper.
8

Cover pan with foil; bake until chicken is almost done, about 20 minutes.
9

Meanwhile, cook linguine according to package directions until just tender, drain.
10

Transfer chicken to a plate.
11

Add the spinach, linguine, parmesan, salt and pepper to the sauce; toss well.
12

Place chicken on top of pasta-spinach mixture.
13

Bake, uncovered, to heat through, about 10 minutes.