Spicy Chicken Linguine

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream or 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 1 cup chicken broth, boiled down to 1/2 cup
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons italian herb seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed,squeezed gently
• 1/2 lb dried linguine or 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (please don't use the stuff in the green container!)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 place butter in a 13x9 inch baking pan; place in oven to melt.
• 3 place onions in baking pan; toss in butter.
• 4 roast 10 minutes.
• 5 whisk in sour cream, concentrated chicken broth, garlic, basil and crushed red pepper.
• 6 place chicken evenly in the pan; spoon onions and broth mixture over each breast half.
• 7 season with salt and black pepper.
• 8 cover pan with foil; bake until chicken is almost done, about 20 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, cook linguine according to package directions until just tender, drain.
• 10 transfer chicken to a plate.
• 11 add the spinach, linguine, parmesan, salt and pepper to the sauce; toss well.
• 12 place chicken on top of pasta-spinach mixture.
• 13 bake, uncovered, to heat through, about 10 minutes.