| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 25 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups ditalini
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 cup shredded gruyère cheese
- Toasted breadcrumbs, for topping
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs, then drain.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and thyme and cook until softened. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, for 2 minutes, then whisk in the broth and milk. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, whisking, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, spinach and pasta and cook to heat through. Stir in the gruyère and season with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 bowls and top with toasted breadcrumbs.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 576 |
| Total Fat | 31 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Carbohydrates | 42 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Cholesterol | 111 mg |
| Sodium | 835 mg |
Reviews
This was a great base for a recipe overall, but I found it needed a LOT more seasoning. Tasted very bland at first. I ended up adding more milk, 4-6 oz shredded mozzarella, and at least 1/2 to 1 tsp each of garlic powder, and onion powder, and salt. Plus 1 T black pepper. And 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes to help cut through the dairy a little. Didn’t make it spicy, just cut through the heaviness.
I also used chicken breast: I cooked it in the oven and then shredded it because I already had chicken and didn’t want to buy more. That worked out just fine. It’s possible the recipe wouldn’t have needed as much more seasoning if I’d used a rotisserie chicken, but in my experience, they’re not super heavily seasoned anyway.
very bland 🙁
Bland and terrible. Gruyere isn’t cheap either and that money was wasted on a mediocre dish.
I feel like I followed the recipe pretty darn closely; I felt it came out pretty dry and the taste/flavors weren’t as spectacular as I would have guessed or thought they would be.
Flavor was a little bland I wish I added more seasonings. I’m not sure I’d make it again but if I did I would add more seasonings
I did half heavy cream half milk, and added white wine, garlic, and tomato’s as per other reviews and it was great!!
Delicious! I added garlic and white wine to the sauce, also threw in cherry tomatoes that other folks did. Everyone loved it!
Fantastic dish! I added garlic and oh man! In hindsight I bet a little dry white wine in the white sauce would be tasty too. Will definitely make this again!
This recipe doesn’t have enough flavor & calls for too much spinach & time. This dish tasted bland and was just terrible. I don’t recommend it.
Really loved it. Lighter than it seems it would be. Added halved cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach and jalapenos. Perfect weeknight dinner!