Spinamon Chicken Tossarama

Throwing everything into one pot is so simplistic! This recipe is fun because you can do whatevs you want with it — if you’re a vegetarian, which we are not, you can take out the chicken… If you aren’t a noodle person, choose another kind of pasta…

For the Pasta:
BOILING WATER
KOSHER SALT – 1 Tablespoon
OLIVE OIL – 1 Tablespoon
SPINACH – 3 Generous Cups

For the Chicken:
THINLY SLICED BREAST FILLETS – 4
PANKO – 1/2 CUP
OLIVE OIL – 1 Tablespoon

For the Sauce:
GARLIC CLOVES – 3 Pressed
OLIVE OIL – 1/3 Cup
SOY MARGARINE – 2 Tablespoons
VEGETABLE STOCK – 1/4 Cup
LEMON JUICE – 1/2 Cup

You will need: Measuring tools; Paper Towels; Skillet; Deep pot; Large Spoon; Fork; Brush for Oil; Knife for cutting – keep away from little hands; Garlic Press; Lemon Press (not totally necessary); Colander; Salad Spinner

Start by making your chicken work space away from your child — keep them busy playing with Panko or brushing oil in the skillet. Rinse off the chicken fillets and cover them with panko — add to your oiled skillet and cook through until golden brown on both sides. Remove the chicken and place on a paper-toweled plate. Keep all the crunchy panko bits in the skillet and move onto your sauce.

Melt the Soy Margarine and add the Oil to the same skillet to saute the Garlic. Once done, add in the rest of the sauce ingredients and simmer. Meanwhile, get moving on the Pasta by boiling the water. We used Brown Rice Linguine for our meal — but any kind of pasta will work. I had an Orzo joke to add in here, but it’s totally gone now. Anyhow, while the water is boiling and the sauce is simmering, cut up the cooked chicken into strips and add it into the sauce and clean your Spinach. PLEASE NOTE that if your child is playing in or around the lemon juice — mind that they do not rub their eyes until you have wiped off their hands.

Once your pasta is cooked and drained put it back into the pot, add in the spinach and cover. The remaining heat from the pasta will start to wilt the leaves. Let this sit for a few minutes and then pour in your sauce with the chicken and stir. Serve it up hot!

And the NOSH – Did Will eat it? Well – not entirely. He ate the Linguine without the sauce and preferred to have his Dino Chicken instead. We, however, ate it and thoroughly enjoyed!