{"id":10242,"date":"2026-03-05T21:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/?post_type=news_articles&#038;p=10242"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:33:15","slug":"chicken-spinach-skillet-pasta","status":"publish","type":"news_articles","link":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/news-articles\/chicken-spinach-skillet-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken &amp; Spinach Skillet Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/news-articles\/chicken-spinach-skillet-pasta\/4-crop-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,548\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4 crop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop-300x117.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop-1024x401.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10243 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/4-crop-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\n<p>This garlicky, lemony chicken pasta with saut\u00e9ed spinach and a sprinkle of Parmesan is a quick, easy weeknight dinner bursting with flavor. <b>Serves: 4<\/b><\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>8 ounces gluten-free or whole-wheat penne pasta<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, diced<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup dry white wine<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup unsalted butter, cubed<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided<\/li>\n<li>10 cups chopped fresh spinach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Preparation<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Boil a large pot of water; add pasta and cook according to package. Reserve 1\/2 cup of pasta water; drain the pasta and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, salt and pepper, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>Add wine, lemon zest and lemon juice; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add butter and 1 tablespoon Parmesan; cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is creamy and emulsified.<\/li>\n<li>Add 1\/4 to 1\/2 cup pasta water; stir occasionally until the sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add in the spinach and pasta. Cook over medium heat until the spinach is wilted and bright green. Serve with the remaining Parmesan and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Nutritional Information<\/h4>\n<p>Serving size: 2 cups<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Calories: 514<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Protein: 33 g<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Carbs: 25 g<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Fiber: 3 g<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Fat: 27 g<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Source: modified from Eating Well at eatingwell.com<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This garlicky, lemony chicken pasta with saut\u00e9ed spinach and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10244,"template":"","format":"standard","articles_categories":[18],"class_list":["post-10242","news_articles","type-news_articles","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","articles_categories-be-well"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_articles\/10242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_articles"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"articles_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles_categories?post=10242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}