I roasted a chicken last week and as always, had about half of it left over, so I thought about chicken alfredo and decided to boost it up with spinach and mushrooms (2 of our favorite ingredients). I lightened the jar of alfredo sauce that I had on hand with chicken broth.
2 Tbl butter
1 Tbl olive oil
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
10 oz mushrooms, sliced
2 Tbl flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 15oz jar alfredo sauce (I used Classico 4 cheese)
3 - 4 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 - 5 cups fresh baby spinach
Parmesan cheese for garnish
In a large saute pan, melt the butter and oil, and saute the onions, mushrooms and garlic until softened. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir while still cooking for a couple of minutes. Slowly add the chicken broth, alfredo sauce, and then the chicken and bring up to a boil. Add the spinach leaves, a handful at a time and cook until the spinach wilts. Add the pepper and serve over cooked pasta, garnished with parmesan cheese if desired
Okay, enough already........guess what we had for dinner last night? About the same thing but I used Bow Tie Pasta......:-)
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