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Italian Chicken Skillet

Sounds really good, on my to cook list for sure.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 can diced tomato, with juice, or go with about 4-5 plum tomatoes diced
  • 250 grams small shell pasta, or Penne pasta
  • 150 grams spinch, fresh or frozen thawed and drained
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
  • chicken stock, as needed
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, if using fresh tomatoes

Instructions
 

  • In a large non stick skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat, when hot, add the chicken and garlic and cook and stir often until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Add the wine and diced tomatoes with their juice into the pan and bring to a boil over high heat while scraping the bottom of the pan with a spatula.
  • Stir in the pasta and return to a boil and cook without covering stirring often until the pasta is cooked through but firm, about 10 to 15 minutes, add chicken stock if the pan is getting too dry or you want more sauce. spread the spinach over the top, cover and reduce to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, either to wilt and cook fresh spinach or heat through frozen thawed spinach.
  • Sprinkle on the cheese and simmer until the cheese is melted and the pasta is bubbly.
  • Serve.

Notes

For the chicken, figure about 70 Baht. For the cheese, figure about 90 Baht. For 4 servings, this is about $1.17 per serving.
Shortcut: Italian Seasoning.
Variants: 1. Precook the pasta about 3/4 done in a separate pot of salted water before adding to the skillet. 2. Add sliced mushrooms. 3. Add diced red bell pepper.
Adapted from an internet recipe.