QUICK & EASY RECIPE: Chicken Spinach Alfredo Rotini Pasta

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: Nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories.

Get water in a pot and season it with 2 tablespoons of chicken bouillon.

Bring the water to a boil and add the rotini noodles, cooking them until al dente according to package instructions.

In a separate pan, melt some butter to sauté garlic.

Add 1 tablespoon of garlic to the melted butter and sauté until fragrant, about a couple of minutes.

Add the shredded rotisserie chicken to the pan and mix it with the garlic and butter.

Pour in the store-bought Alfredo sauce and add a little water to the jar to get all the sauce out, then shake it and add it to the pan.

Season the mixture with pepper and let it simmer on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes to blend the flavors.

After simmering, add the bag of spinach to the sauce and stir it in, letting it simmer for another 10 minutes.

Once the noodles are done, drain them and mix them with the sauce.

Serve the pasta topped with Parmesan cheese.

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