Pumpkin Chicken Pasta - Maple Leaf

Ingredients

• A 6-ingredient meal
• A chilly winter evening
• An international inspiration
• Dinner
• Fresh Chicken
• Lunch
• Prime
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• Preparation
• 1 Maple Leaf Prime® Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast, Cut into cubes
• 300 g Spaghetti pasta
• ½ Cup Pumpkin puree
• ½ Cup Pumpkin, Diced and roasted
• ½ Cup Spinach
• 1 Cup Heavy cream
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 cloves Garlic, chopped
• ½ Cup Chicken Broth
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Tbsp All-purpose flour
• Basil, garnish
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil, add the chicken and season with salt, pepper. Cook until no longer pink inside and cook until both sides are Golden brown
• Using a slotted spoon remove the chicken onto a plate and keep warm.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• In the same heated skillet add the onion, garlic and spinach cook until softened. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, until the flour is lightly toasted.
• Add chicken broth and whisk thoroughly to thicken the sauce.
• Add the pumpkin puree and mix well.
• Add the heavy cream and bring to boil.
• Add the pasta water accordingly to slightly loosen the sauce.
• Add the chicken and spaghetti and stir until fully coated in sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately and garnish with chopped basil and roasted pumpkin bites.
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• Classics
• Kid-Friendly
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