Foodie Friday: Tomato Spinach Chicken Spaghetti

Original Photo and Recipe from: Julia's Album

Happy Friday!!

Ending my first week at my new job and it's going well. I'm learning a lot of information but I'm excited to see where the following weeks take me. I've mentioned before about my desire to get a lot healthier this year (mind & body) and with that comes food. I've found this yummy recipe that would be perfect if you're looking for healthier dinner options. I hope you enjoy!!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, drained of oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, drained from sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/2 pound chicken boneless, skinless (preferably, boneless skinless thighs), chopped
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 8 oz fresh spinach
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 6 oz spaghetti or angel hair pasta
• (OPTIONAL) 3 tablespoons high quality olive oil or oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar

Instructions:

1. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, drained from sun-dried tomatoes, to a large skillet, on medium-low heat. Add chopped chicken (I used boneless skinless chicken thighs and prefer to use them, but you can use chopped chicken breast, as well), red pepper flakes, and salt over all of the ingredients in the skillet, and cook on medium heat until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh basil leaves, fresh spinach, and chopped garlic to the skillet with chicken, cook on medium heat about 3- 5 minutes until spinach wilts just a little, and tomatoes release some of their juices. Remove from heat. Taste, and add more salt to taste, if needed. Cover with lid and keep off heat.
3. Cook pasta according to package instructions, until al dente. Drain, and add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with the chicken and vegetables. Reheat on low heat, mix everything well, add more seasonings (salt and pepper), if desired. Remove from heat.
4. At this point, when the pasta and vegetables are off heat, you can add more high quality olive oil, which is really tasty. Or you can add more olive oil from the jar from the sun-dried tomatoes.