
Spinach is a wonderful ingredient to get into your recipes. It’s packed with Iron and other nutrients. In this recipe for a quick Easy Weeknight Meal, I added a leftover bunch of Spinach to enhance my pasta sauce as well as a marinade for some Chicken.
Spinach & Chicken Fettucine
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Spinach – 1 cup when pureed
- 3-4 Mushrooms
- 200 gms Fettucine
- 1 tsp Red Chilli flakes
- 1 tsp Onion granules
- Salt
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 8 oz/ 500 gms Chicken thighs
- I stick butter
- 1-2 cups Milk
- 4 tbsps Flour
Instructions
- Blanch Spinach in hot water and drain to cool
- In the same water add Fettucine
- Cook till al dente
- Pound boneless Chicken thighs to flatten
- Puree the Spinach once cooled
- Marinate chicken – Salt, Dijon mustard, onion & chilli flakes
- Add 2 tbsps of the Spinach puree
- Heat Oil in a saute pan
- Saute Chicken till brown on outside, but ensure it’s cooked
- Wipe down the saute pan
- Heat ½ stick butter
- Saute mushrooms
- Add 4 tsps flour & whisk in between.
- Add 2 - 3 cups milk – little at a time
- Pour in the rest of the Spinach puree
- Let the sauce thicken for a few minutes
- Add Fettucine
- Top with chicken
