Recipe - Chicken W/Creamy Walnut Sauce

1/2 cup of walnuts ( we used organic raw)

1 cup fresh chopped spinach

1 fresh garlic clove

1/4 tsp salt

( we used celtic sea salt )

1/4 tsp black pepper

pinch of cayenne 

1/3 cup of low sodium chicken or veggie broth

2 Tbs of finely chopped parsley

1/2 tsp lemon juice ( fresh squeezed if possible )

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

2 chicken breasts

(or not)

pasta of your choice

(cook while blending walnut sauce)

OR

2 large crisp romaine lettuce leaves

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 IN BLENDER / FOOD PROCESSOR  

 ~ combine ~

 walnuts

garlic

salt

pepper

cayenne

PULSE

until finely chopped.

ADD

broth

parsley

&

lemon juice.

BLEND 

until creamy.

Heat olive oil in pan over med-high heat.

add chicken & cook

stirring often until it's no longer pink

in the middle.

approx 3-6 minutes.

 ~ next ~

turn heat down to low

&

add walnut sauce.

stir approx 1-2 minutes.

add  

spinach

& 

stir another 1-2 minutes on low heat.

Pour over whole wheat pasta of your choice.

( we used thin whole wheat  spaghetti )

we added a little more evoo to the pasta

while still in the pot

b4 topping

with walnut sauce.

OR 

Serve warm

or

cold

atop a large crisp

leaf of 

romaine lettuce.

fresh  
tomato  

would be lovely with this

or

anything else yr ♥ desires.

NOTE: 

If you feel the walnut sauce needs a little 

*tweeking*

go ahead and do so.

this was our version of the recipe.

we used spinach instead of broccoli.

and 

added a little more chicken broth

as well as

a little more

evoo on the pasta.

Enjoy!