I made this for Sunday lunch, and it was my first experience cooking pasta in the sauce. I really appreciate having one less pot, especially on Sunday! I stayed very close to the recipe, only using chicken broth instead of water. I feel this is a great place to jump from, to customize to your family's tastes. For us, it was a bit bland, and would have benefited from some onions, from fresh garlic instead of powder, and from a bit of cream at the end to give the sauce some oomph. Overall, it is a solid recipe, and a great way to work in some veggies.
I made this for Sunday lunch, and it was my first experience cooking pasta in the sauce. I really appreciate having one less pot, especially on Sunday! I stayed very close to the recipe, only using chicken broth instead of water. I feel this is a great place to jump from, to customize to your family's tastes. For us, it was a bit bland, and would have benefited from some onions, from fresh garlic instead of powder, and from a bit of cream at the end to give the sauce some oomph. Overall, it is a solid recipe, and a great way to work in some veggies.
Thanks for the comment, Bibi! Great suggestions. (I had next to nothing in my house -- fresh garlic would be great!) This was my first time actually submitting a recipe to the public. I'm so glad it worked out for you.
This is exactly the type of recipe I'm looking for when I look for 'quick week-night meal'. I didn't follow the recipe exactly, but I believe that's the whole point. This is a recipe with basic instructions, and then one fills in the blanks with what's in the fridge at the moment. I used chicken stock and water instead of plain water; and used red bell pepper, celery, and onion for the veggies. This was the first time I ever cooked pasta this way. I was a little nervous that it wouldn't cook completely, but it was awesome - absolutely love that was all prepared using one pan. I'll definitely try this again, and again will use whatever veggies and seasonings are available at the moment.
Truth in advertising - this one is quick! The only changes I made were to use stock instead of water and parmesan gnocchi instead of the angel hair and we inhaled the results! I love how fast it came together and with all in one skillet clean up was fast too! It's a keeper.
I thought the spinach was bitter - next time I will use less. A whole pound of pasta seemed like it would be too mucn so I used half-a-pound which was perfect. I also added sliced mushrooms sautéed onions garlic fresh basil and a little cream at the end. All that made it a tasty easy meal.
5 stars with the following changes: I seasoned the chicken with soy sauce and chopped fresh garlic and sautéed the mushrooms and chicken in olive oil with an additional tablespoon of butter before before adding the other ingredients. I used chicken broth instead of water and I used fresh thyme instead of poultry seasoning because I had it. Just before serving I sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Super easy. Used zucchini instead of peas didn't have spinach.
Easy! Added garlic which helped.
Very good! Great for using up odds and ends in the fridge. I added some roasted tomatoes and a couple tablespoons of pesto. Skipped the peas used frozen chopped spinach. It was a hit!
