Description
One Pot Lemon Parmesan Pasta is a quick, easy and tasty weeknight meal
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces small shell pasta, preferably whole grain
- 1 1/2 pounds summer squash, sliced and then cut in half or quarters, depending on the size of your squash
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 heaping tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1–2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 4 1/2 cups chicken stock (if you are buying your chicken stock in a 4 cup size, just add 1/2 cup of water)
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
- juice and zest from 1 large lemon
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, add the pasta, summer squash, garlic, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and chicken stock and stir well.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, and boil until the pasta and squash are cooked, about 8-9 minutes, stirring often during the cooking time. All of the liquid will not be evaporated, which is good and what you want.
- Next, stir in the spinach, chicken, lemon juice and zest, and parmesan cheese.
- Taste and add more salt if necessary. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: main meal
- Cuisine: Italian / American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 of 8 servings
- Calories: 338
- Sugar: 5.4g
- Sodium: 522mg
- Fat: 6.6g
- Carbohydrates: 42.5g
- Protein: 34.3g