Lemon Chicken & Spinach Pasta

I tried out another pinterest recipe tonight.  Before I talk about it, I do have to say that I am loving being a stay-at-home mom! It will take some time to get a routine down, but I already love the opportunities I have to cook at home.  I hope to keep checking off new recipes off of pinterest for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert! I'm so excited! :)

Back to the recipe.  I had to think of something quick for dinner involving chicken.  I wanted to do something a little different and we were thinking pasta.  I have a great alfredo sauce recipe from school, but I've made it before and I was in the mood to try new recipes.  I found this recipe for Lemon Angel Hair with Chicken and Spinach (I decided to shorten the name a bit).  I wasn't sure about it as I was missing some key ingredients. I didn't have any half and half or fresh lemons.  I did have whipping cream and lemon juice.  I figured I'd experiment and try it out and see how it worked.  I know that fresh lemons have a stronger flavor and the recipe does call for adding lemon zest also.  To substitute, I did about 2 Tbsp. of lemon juice and I thought it was the perfect amount of lemon flavor.  I'm not sure I'd like the recipe with fresh lemon because the flavor would be too strong.

The recipe is a healthier one, especially with the use of half and half and I know that whipping cream does have a little more fat.  I think the whipping cream worked great and probably made the sauce a little more thick.  I have nothing to compare it to though since this is my first time making the recipe.  I did do about 1 cup of the whipping cream.

I also just did the chicken my own way and definitely did not do 3 Tbsp of oil. I probably could have added more spinach and will next time.  All in all, it was pretty good!  Scott really liked it and wants to put it on our regular rotation.  I like thick sauces that cover the pasta and I was surprised that I liked it since there wasn't a lot of sauce on it.

I'm trying to eat a little healthier (although that darn sweet tooth still has me wanting something sugary every day!) and I think this a great dish that I feel good about eating. 

I don't know why it's staying sideways.