Ingredients:
- 1 box of your favorite pasta
- 3 chicken breasts
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs. butter
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 2 tbs. flour
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup frozen spinach
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 can drained chick peas (optional)
- Cook pasta in a large pot according to directions on the box
- Drain when finished and return to pot
- Pour olive oil into large pan over medium heat
- Add minced garlic and stir continually for 1-2 minutes
- Place chicken breasts into pan and cook over medium high heat until thoroughly cooked
- Once the chicken is fully cooked, use 2 forks and tear the chicken apart
- Keep chicken over low heat while we work on the sauce
- In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium high heat
- Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Turn the heat to low.
- Add the garlic salt and stir continually for 4-5 minutes. Letting it cook that long helps eliminate the flour taste.
- Slowly add the milk while continuing to stir
- Continue to stir until smooth and thick
- Add the chicken and sauce to the pot of cooked noodles
- Microwave the spinach for about 2 minutes, or until completely thawed and hot.
- It's important to drain the spinach. My mom always taught me to do so by placing thawed spinach into a clean dish rag and squeezing over the sink. If you use a paper towel, it will break, and you'll burn your hands.
- Once the spinach is thawed, chop it up and add to the chicken/sauce/pasta mixture.
- Turn the stove heat on low and stir until well-combined.
- Serve with french bread and soup.
Love and convincing-your-husband-to-eat-spinach,
Rachael