Chicken & Spinach Skillet Pasta with Lemon & Parmesan

It was a tasty dish, although I made a few changes based on other reviews. I used about half the spinach and added sautéed onion, red pepper flakes, fresh basil and a little extra garlic. My husband especially enjoyed the lemon taste. We will definitely make this again.

My husband and I LOVED this dish. I doubled the garlic; no other spices were added beyond the lemon, salt & pepper. Didn't have dry white wine so I used Sherry cooking wine. Added mushrooms, a yellow bell pepper, two yellow squash. Would have been good to also add onion. Plenty of salt and pepper on the chicken and vegetables. Topped with freshly grated parmesan from a block. My husband added red pepper flakes to his. Served with chick pea penne which unfortunately fell apart when stirred in with the dish. Would serve it over top of penne next time. Or for lower carbs, cauliflower rice! We didn't find it bland, but a nice light and refreshing flavor.

Pretty good and fairly healthy. Added basil, oregano, sage, parsley, scotch bonnet powder, and quartered baby tomatoes. Didn't have wine so used white wine vinegar and water. Without the extra seasoningsi think it would have been bland. But with a few minor tweaks it came out pretty darn good.

It’s light and good for a spring lunch or dinner. It is a little bland as others have stated. I personally used Sauvignon blanc for my wine, so it was actually slightly sweet. I could taste the wine, which I think helped with my blandness. I did add about a half teaspoon of red pepper as well.

I’m tired of the taste of chicken but it’s the most affordable of the healthy alternatives. I added mushrooms and used gluten free rotini due to celiac and it was as tasty as it could be! The lemon helped tremendously.

I used lentil pasta for this dish. I think the recipe could use more flavor. Maybe a shake of red pepper flakes?

Agree on the blandness. The ingredients were healthy if using Lentil or Chickpea pasta. My recommendations would be to saute the spinach before adding it to chicken and pasta. I had to add pesto sauce in order for this recipe to be kid approved in my household. They loved it.

The spinach was... overwhelming. Maybe cut back a little on the amount of spinach.

It was rather bland, and it had way too much spinach. The spinach was disproportionate to the other ingredients.

Reading the reviews about the bland flavor made me be aggressive with the flavors. I doubled the amount of garlic. I zested every bit of the lemon and used fresh grated parmesan. I seasoned the chicken before adding to the pan and used lots of spinach. It turned out nice and I served it over chickpea penne.

Agree with those who found this bland/boring. Surprising given the interesting ingredients but not a good use of these ingredients.

I did not care for this recipe at all

Loved this! Don’t skimp on the spinach. I cut up the chicken while it was thawing which made it easier. Thighs are better than breasts, too. I just had some for breakfast, really good day #2.

No amount of freshly grated primo Parmesano Reggiano could save this bland, flavorless recipe.

Great. Family loved it. Followed recipe except that I cooked the chicken in the oven to 165 Deg. I think this made it easier and more sanitary to cut into bite-size pieces. Plus, being dryer than raw, it did not splatter when dropped into hot olive oil.

Delicious and healthy! Super easy to make!

My family loved it! They all said that it is their new favorite meal. I baked the chicken breasts after seasoning them with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Then diced up.
I used an entire clove of diced garlic and I added chili flakes.
I salted the pasta water and boiled farfalle (bowtie) pasta. I added a pinch of salt and pepper after adding spinach to the skillet and I drizzled olive oil over the pasta after pouring it into the skillet. I added a cup of parm-reggiano and mixed it all up.

If you love lemon, this recipe is for you!! I toned the lemon back a bit by adding a Knorr chicken stock bouillon pack as well as some parmesan before adding the spinach. I didn't use as much spinach but because there's leftovers, I will add fresh spinach to re-heated leftovers. This is definitely a re-do dish!!!

I really liked this. Don't cook the chicken as directed though, cook full chicken breasts with salt and pepper and the cube afterwards, so much more flavor and more moist.

I made this for the first time and I loved it. Very easy to make and didn’t take long at all. I felt like a chef, lol.

Used white cooking wine. Crushed then minced garlic. Loved it. Very filling. Made roughly 6 servings.

The first time I made this dish it became a favorite. The next time I spiced it up a little bit by adding shallots at the beginning and red pepper flakes to taste. Delish! Key is not overcooking the chicken or the pasta.

Ends up dryer than I'd like each time.

Pros: quick Cons: bland

I made this tonight for myself while the family had Alfredo. I only put a few noodles in my dish because I am trying to avoid carbs and calories.. I love the little zest the lemon makes in the dish. Since I wasn’t really using noodles, I added mushrooms in the dish . It was really tasty and simple. I will be making again.

My alterations were using lentil pasta and frozen spinach, thawed. I didn't care for the dish at all; perhaps I overcooked the chicken? With all of the delicious ingredients, I expected a wonderful meal. I ate one portion and froze the other three. I can't say that I am looking forward to thawing it and eating later, but hate to throw away all of the food and effort.

I didn’t have wine so I didn’t use that and I used veggie pasta and half a lemon instead of a full lemon and it was sooooooo delicious! I Am definitely making this again!

I added a tiny amount of onion powder and garlic powder. I also used veggie penne instead of whole wheat. I ate a full serving and enjoyed it; however, it was a bit different tasting than dinners I am used to. Overall, it was very lemony.

I didn’t use the full amount of spinach. I also read some of the other reviews and sprinkled my chicken with poultry seasoning before adding it to the oil. It was just an ok recipe. Not my favorite, but a very fresh and light meal.

I thought it was very bland. I could barely taste the wine sauce on the pasta; while the chicken and spinach were flavorless. I would not recommend.

Not very good at all. Many better uses for chicken and spinach. Would NOT recommend.

This recipe is great, easy, quick and tasty. Grated the garlic rather than minced and used 1# of tortellini instead of penne. Loved it and would definitely make it again.

After reading the reviews, I opted to add some paperika to the dish. Hubby and I both decided it was a keeper. Will be making this again. Pretty darn tasty.

I might like to try adding cherry tomatoes next time, but with the recipe as-is, I did like it. My 7-yo son loved the penne but not the spinach. I liked everything. I know that my family who is not into eating healthy would probably think it is bland, but as far as healthy foods go (which I like), I will definitely make this again.

No white wine, yes will make again but with white wine! Loved it!

No white wine, yes will make again but with white wine! Loved it!

Okay, I admit hubby and I like spicy, very flavorful food. We both though this was very, very bland. He sprinkled his bowl with some paprika, I sprinkled mine with some cayenne pepper. It makes 4 servings...is that 4 servings for giants? We have enough for at least 2 more meals. I don't like to waste food, so we will eat it. But I won't make it again.

Light pasta meal. I really enjoyed it. My husband thought it was a little lemony though.

I love my pasta but not necessarily with red sauce. This made a light, fresh pasta dish. The lemon made it fresh tasting with the spinach. Nice change. I really enjoyed this recipe. I made it as is. It will be made again.

A waste of ingredients, spinach is hard to come by here so I am normally very careful what I use it in as not to waste it, I took a chance with this recipe and it was just awful. Very dry even thought I added extra wine, my dogs would not even eat it.

I made this to recipe and it came out great. This is a fantastic summer mid week meal. Easy, quick. This one is a keeper.

I loved this recipe! It was easy to make and made a plentiful amount. The only things I changed were to use original olive oil (that's all I had on hand), half the spinach amount, and I omitted the lemon zest. Next time I would add a bit more lemon juice to make up for not including the zest, but otherwise a fantastic and healthy meal! Thank you!!