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Chicken Souvlaki Pasta

Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 290 kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 oz whole wheat spaghetti
  • 12 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 6 cups packed baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped pitted Kalamata olives
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup pasta water.
  2. Meanwhile, season chicken with oregano, onion powder, dried parsley and half each of the salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet set over medium heat; cook chicken and garlic for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  3. Add pasta, reserved pasta water, spinach, olives, lemon juice, and remaining salt and pepper to skillet; cook, tossing to coat pasta, for about 2 minutes or until spinach starts to wilt. Sprinkle feta and parsley over top.

Recipe Notes

For pork souvlaki pasta, substitute pork tenderloin for chicken.

A SharethePasta.org original recipe.