Tortellini With Chicken And Spinach In Light Cream Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 (5 ounce) container baby spinach
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 (12 ounce) package cheese tortellini
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 boil large pot of water.
• 2 cut chicken into 1" pieces. set aside.
• 3 slice 1 clove fresh garlic. set aside.
• 4 gently slice baby spinach into bite sized pieces. set aside.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoon oil in large saute pan.
• 6 add garlic. saute until just light golden.
• 7 add chicken. saute 3-4 minutes.
• 8 add heavy cream and chicken broth to saute pan. bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• 9 salt to taste at this point.
• 10 add baby spinach to saute pan. turn off heat.
• 11 when water boils add 1 tablespoon salt and tortellini. cook according to package directions.
• 12 drain and add to saute pan. stir.
• 13 serve into four pasta bowls.
• 14 top with parmesan cheese.
• 15 *one variation of this dish is to add a tablespoon of chopped sun-dried tomatoes with the cream. it gives the dish a burst of flavor.