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Spaghetti with Baby Kale, Chicken and Capers

Active Time: 15 minutes • Total Time: 20 minutes

Yields: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3/4 cup shallots or organic yellow onion
  • 6 cloves organic garlic
  • 12 ounces spaghetti
  • 1 dash Kosher salt
  • 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1/2 cups sundried tomatoes packed in oil
  • 1/4 cup capers
  • 10 ounces Earthbound Farm Organic Kale
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil
  • grated lemon zest
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • pinch red pepper flakes

We love baby kale in pasta dishes: it’s so easy and adds great flavor, texture, color and nutrients. Here we’ve combined some favorite Mediterranean ingredients — garlic, sundried tomatoes, capers, parsley — and paired them with chicken and kale. (This dish is just as delicious without the chicken if you prefer a vegetarian version.) Leftovers, if there happen to be any, can be rewarmed easily in the microwave.

Place a very large skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil, shallots and pepper flakes. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 1-1/2 tablespoons of kosher salt. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions until al dente (firm but not hard).

Meanwhile, add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Add the sundried tomatoes, capers and baby kale, stirring to distribute the ingredients, and cook until the kale starts to wilt, 2 or 3 minutes. (You may need to add the kale in batches, depending on the size of your pan.)

Transfer the hot spaghetti to the skillet with tongs, reserving two cups of the pasta cooking liquid. Add half of the liquid to the skillet and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the kale is tender, the chicken is cooked through, and the mixture is hot, about 5 minutes. Adding more pasta cooking water as needed if the mixture seems dry.

Stir in the basil and lemon zest,  and season to taste with salt. Divide the pasta among 4 warmed shallow bowls. Garnish each with Parmesan and serve immediately.

Yields about 4 servings

One comment on “Spaghetti with Baby Kale, Chicken and Capers

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    We subbed spinach pasta and followed the rest of the recipe, the result is Amazing!!

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