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Looking for a healthy and easy recipe for dinner tonight? Here is a chicken and veggies in garlic butter sauce that I made yesterday and it was well received by my picky boys. To make it more healthy I suggest using alterations such as margarine for the butter and plain yogurt for the mayo. You could use no carb pasta and extra veggies too! It is packed with lean protein and healthy spinach that make it a good choice for dinner. If your family is not a fan of spinach, substitute with green beans or other dark green veggie. Great served with a side of couscous or baked potato.
Garlic Butter Sauce
Combine
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3 Tbs olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
Season to taste with a few shakes of:
- basil
- oregano
- thyme
- red pepper flakes
Combine ingredients in a saucepan on medium heat and stir gently until butter melts and a sauce if formed.
Pour on top of 2 chicken breasts in a baking dish and bake for 40 minutes (or until chicken is fully cooked).
While chicken is baking, cook and drain pasta and wash spinach leaves.
To Plate:
Add a generous handful of spinach leaves to a sauce pan on medium heat with a dash of olive oil. Add a dash of salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Stir to coat leaves, then cover stirring a few times until leaves are wilted.
Transfer to the spinach to the plate.
Cover with pasta.
Top with baked chicken breast and spoon extra sauce over everything. Sprinkle with crushed pepper and or parsley flakes for presentation.
Robin (Masshole Mommy)
This is exactly the kind of meal my family likes. I am getting the ingredients for this over the weekend so I can make it!
Daisy
I love creamy sauces. This sounds like a great dish to make for my family.
Dawn
This is EXACTLY the kind of recipe I love. I’m all about creamy dishes. There’s just something so friendly about them. And they always seem to taste great.
Courtney
That looks so yummy! And it doesn’t seem that hard to make, either. I’m so trying this out!
Dawn McAlexander
This sounds so very good! I love sour cream and garlic so definitely want to try this. 🙂
Felissa @ Two Little Cavaliers
I think this sounds really tasty. I will be right over. 😛
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide
How delicious! I am adding this to next week’s meal plan!
Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations
Ohhh, that looks amazing! So creamy!
Jenna Wood
Yum- We eat a lot of chicken in our house and I am constantly looking for new ways to prepare and serve it. Thanks for the great dinner idea!
Mary
What a delicious recipe! We are always looking for new ways to eat chicken.
lisa
Garlic butter sauce sounds so good, especially in the winter for this creamy sauce.
Liz Mays
Chicken and pasta sounds really nice right now! Spinach is always welcome in my dinners too!
Autumn @Mamachallenge
Pasta and creamy sauces are one of my family’s favorite meals. This recipe looks really yummy!
Debra @A Frugal Friend
Mmmm….garlic and butter! Anything is better with them!
Jennifer Sikora
That looks delicious!! I am a huge pasta fan 🙂
Christi
Mmmm I love garlic! This sounds delicious.
Tammi @ My Organized Chaos
Mmm, you totally had me at creamy garlic. This looks divine!
Lisa Bristol
This sounds like a delicious recipe. I will have to try it this weekend. I love trying new chicken recipes.
Aimee Smith
Yummy! This looks like something my kids would love too! Thanks!
Ginger Mommy
Chicken, garlic and pasta….what a fantastic combination. This is a recipe that my kids and I would love.
Julie Wood
This looks like such a yummy easy recipe that I have to try! Thanks for sharing!!
Mary Czerczyk
My family loves pasta. This is a recipe I would like to try. Thanks.