Chicken and Spinach Pasta Alfredo

Meal Type: Dinner
Product Type: Ghee Clarified Butter

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pasta dish

Chicken and Spinach Pasta Alfredo


Ingredients

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  • 6 oz Fettucine, Reginelle or other Pasta (reserve ¾ cup pasta water)
  • 1 tbsp Truly Grass Fed Ghee Clarified Butter
  • ½ yellow onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup reserved pasta water
  • 5 oz fresh parmesan cheese, grated + more for topping
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 1 ½ cups pre-cooked grilled chicken

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserving ¾ of the pasta water. Set pasta aside.
  2. Add ghee to your skillet and sauté onions and garlic until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant.
  3. Pour in cream, pasta water and grated parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes until sauce begins to thicken.
  4. Add spinach, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Add the pasta and toss to coat.
  5. Sauce will begin to thicken. Heat on low and toss in chicken with the pasta and the sauce.
  6. Serve warm.