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