Chicken and Spinach Sauté Over Pasta

So, tonight I made the chicken and spinach Sauté over Pasta. Since we were having pasta, I went ahead and heated up some Ragu marinara for the kids to heap onto their pasta rather than eat the chicken and spinach, which was NOT going to happen. And hey - I don't kid myself. I fight the battle if it's worth fighting and I know I can somewhat have a win. But an all and out fight with kids trying to force feed them when a simple heating of one easy thing brings in peace? Nah. There's more important things to have a battle of wills over. For the most part, I don't cook them a whole extra dinner. I just make sure that there is something that we are having that they will more than likely eat. Even if that means adding another side dish, or topping.

D and I however -- we eat this chicken and spinach mixture quite often. It's pretty good, low fat and very low sodium. As a matter of fact, how much sodium you have depends pretty much on your choice of chicken broth -- even tho I have found with this recipe, the chicken broth is not really needed. The natural chicken juices give it as much flavor.

So - dinner tonight was:

Fresh Garden Salad (watch the commercial dressing - it's kinda high in sodium)
Chicken and Spinach Sauté Over Pasta
(Spaghetti Sauce for kids to spoon over Pasta)
Fresh Cantaloupe
******************************************
Chicken and Spinach Sauté Over Pasta Ingredients

• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup low sodium or no sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons of Parmesan
• whole wheat thin spaghetti

1. Cut chicken into cubes and mince garlic.
2. Heat oil in skillet and sauté chicken and mushrooms until chicken is cooked
3. Add garlic and spinach; cook until spinach is wilted
4. Add broth. Cook 1-2 minutes.
5. Serve over 1 1/2 ounces of whole wheat thin spaghetti

*************************************************

That's it! Let me know what you think if you try this. Like I said, we cook it quite often as it is low fat and low sodium and fairly tasty.