Penne with Squash and Chicken

Name: Penne with Squash and Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters baby spinach; 680 grams small butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan; 340 grams penne pasta; 177 milliliters ricotta; 1 kilograms rotisserie chicken, skinless, meat removed and chopped; 4 servings Salt and pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Penne with Squash and Chicken A mixture of baby spinach, butternut squash, ricotta, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Warm oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add squash, and season with salt and pepper. Lower heat to medium and cook squash, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

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Squash

Add garlic and continue to cook until squash is tender, 5 to 7 minutes more.

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Cook pasta according to package directions.

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Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid, and return pasta to cooking pot.

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Add chicken, spinach and half of reserved pasta water to skillet with squash. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and transfer squash mixture to pot with pasta.

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