Farfalle with Chicken, Mushrooms, Spinach and Ricotta

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I had some ricotta leftover from the orange-ricotta pancakes, and, rather than overthink it, I decided to pair it with what came naturally–pasta, of course.   This type of dish pretty much exemplifies the whole cooking-from-your-pantry idea. I was low on groceries so I used dried herbs, canned tomatoes, and vermouth (you’ll remember I keep it around to use in place of dry whites because of its shelf-stability). There’s fresh spinach in this, but you can certainly use frozen instead. I don’t really recommend canned mushrooms (’cause I think they’re kinda icky) but if you like them, by all means, use those in place of fresh.

This is a nice, light pasta. The sauce isn’t heavy (or, really, very saucy at all) and the ricotta makes it just a touch creamy.  It’s also quite healthy. Rather than overdo the pasta (and I use whole wheat, anyway), I’ve bulked this up with veggies and lean chicken breast. Now that I eat an actual serving size of pasta (and get full from it, too), it’s scary to think how much pasta I used to eat in one sitting.

It’s been a while since I’ve participated in a Presto Pasta Night, so I’m happy to share this recipe with Ruth, as well as Katie of Thyme for Cooking, who’s hosting this week’s PPN.  This recipe is pretty “presto” with the use of things I had in the kitchen. 

Farfalle with Chicken, Mushrooms, Spinach and Ricotta

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24 thoughts on “Farfalle with Chicken, Mushrooms, Spinach and Ricotta

  1. What a great dish! I love how you used up what you had on hand, it’s nice to really clean out the fridge in such a delicious way!

  2. Great flavours and combo Elly. I too am an advocate for “throwing things together” for pasta dishes. Ricotta is so versatile…

  3. Fab photo and wonderful looking recipe! (I’ve missed commenting on your blog for a bit so it’s so good to have some time and catch up with all your cooking/baking! 🙂 )

  4. This sounds like a great pasta! I do think pasta is one of the easiest things to make up as you’re cooking… although there have been some kind of weird pasta creations in my kitchen when i get too creative!

  5. That’s funny, cause I had some ricotta left over from another dish and used it to make a slightly different version of your ricotta and orange pancakes (I’ll post soon)! I guess ricotta can really go a long way!

    This pasta dish looks amazing. I love tossing pasta with such great flavors as mushrooms and spinach. Add some creamy cheese and you’re at perfection.

  6. I love tossing pasta with ingredients such as yummy mushrooms and spinach. Add some creamy cheese and you’re well near perfection. Delicious!

  7. Hi Elly – found this from Saveur.com and it looks AMAZING!
    Could you do it with all fresh stuff too? I would rather do that… and I can moosh up tomatoes too – to make the juice.
    Thank you!!

    1. Hi Noelle. You can definitely do this with fresh tomatoes. I would just seed them and dice them, and go from there. If you have fresh basil, I would add that at the very end, just before plating, rather than with the other ingredients to simmer.

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