Creamy Chicken Gnocchi with Broccoli and Spinach
A high-volume, creamy chicken and gnocchi skillet with broccoli, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and light cheese, designed for filling meal prep.
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Easy High‑Protein Spinach Chicken Pasta
Creamy high-protein pasta with chicken breast, spinach, light cream, and cheese for a hearty meal-prep dish.
5
Servings
25 min
Cook time
595
Calories
51 g
Protein
Ingredients
7 itemsServings
500 g Pasta of choice
600 g Chicken breast
450 g Spinach Leaves
250 ml Light cooking cream
80 g Light cream cheese
80 g Light shredded cheese- optional
Fresh basil leaves
Required equipment
- Stovetop
Instructions
8 steps- 1
Cook
500 g Pasta of choice until done, reserve some pasta water, and drain the Pasta of choice. - 2
Cut
600 g Chicken breast into bite-size pieces. - 3
Sear the
Chicken breast in a large pan until it is halfway cooked through. - 4
Add
450 g Spinach Leaves to the pan and stir until combined with the Chicken breast. - 5
Pour in
250 ml Light cooking cream and stir everything together. - 6
Add
80 g Light cream cheese and 80 g Light shredded cheese, then stir until the sauce is creamy. - 7
Add the reserved pasta water from step 1 and mix well.
- 8
Combine the sauce with the cooked
Pasta of choice and portion for meal prep. Decorate with Fresh basil leaves
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Nutrition per servingCalculated from the ingredients used at 5 servings.
595
Kcal
51 g
Protein
72 g
Carbohydrates
10 g
Fat
Recipe details
Published
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