Creamy, cheesy, and good for you? This dish is all of that and delicious to boot! We really enjoyed this dish and is a wonderful “figure friendly” dish that your whole family will love. I think I am just a sucker for a creamy sauce, spinach, and pasta! Plus being low in calories and easy to make is another great perk to this wonderful dish.
When you want a dish that is actually good for you, but tastes like it is not, this is the perfect dinner for you. Plus, my kids ate it, so bonus points!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed + cooked
- 8 oz whole wheat pasta
- 5 oz frozen spinach, thawed + squeezed to remove as much liquid as possible
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ⅔ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 15 oz can chicken broth
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- Mozzarella (optional – if want to keep calories down, skip it)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray
Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente, drain and set aside. Mix spinach, cottage cheese, and Parmesan cheese together until smooth. In a pan, heat olive oil. Add flour and whisk for 30 seconds. Add chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and add blended spinach/cheese mixture, chicken, and pasta. Stir to combine. Spread evenly baking dish. I added a little Mozzarella cheese to the top. Not necessary, but I liked the little extra cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
Before it’s baked
Skinny Chicken Florentine
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed + cooked
- 8 oz whole wheat pasta
- 5 oz frozen spinach, thawed + squeezed to remove as much liquid as possible
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ? cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 15 oz can chicken broth
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- Mozzerela (optional - if want to keep calories down, skip it)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray
- Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente, drain and set aside.
- Mix spinach, cottage cheese, and Parmesan cheese together until smooth. I
- n a pan, heat olive oil.
- Add flour and whisk for 30 seconds.
- Add chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and bring to a simmer.
- Remove from heat and add blended spinach/cheese mixture, chicken, and pasta. Stir to combine.
- Spread evenly baking dish.
- I added a little Mozzarella cheese to the top. Not necessary, but I liked the little extra cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes
