21 Day Fix Chicken Pasta with Cauliflower Alfredo

This pregnancy has given me lots of cravings and food aversions. I have been loving all carbs and hating all meat. This dish is the perfect comfort food dish and it sneaks in chicken for some protein too!

Cauliflower Alfredo:

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 head of cauliflower

  • 10 cloves of roasted garlic (I roasted mine with a 1/2 tsp of olive oil at 400 degrees for 30 minutes)

  • 1 tbsp garlic salt

  • 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, shredded

  • 1/2 - 1 cup of water

  • dash of salt and pepper

*Mine made enough for two Pasta dishes. Made a total of 4 cups of sauce*

DIRECTIONS

  1. Chop cauliflower into florets. In a large pot, boil water and add in cauliflower. Cook until tender and then drain the water.

  2. In a blender, add cauliflower, 1/2 cup of water, garlic, garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Blend until smooth. Add more water until you get your desired thickness. I added about 1 cup of water.

  3. Give it a little taste test and add in salt and pepper if needed, then set aside. See note below.

*I tasted mine and I didn't care for it alone. I added in a little salt to make sure it had flavor. Mixed in with the pasta, this tastes SO good! So, if you don't love it alone, don't worry!*

Chicken Pasta Recipe:

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups of pasta, I used gluten free penne

  • 3 cups of fresh spinach

  • 1 tbsp Ranch seasoning, I used the dry Hidden Valley packet

  • 1 tsp onion powder

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2.5 cups of diced chicken, I used rotisserie

  • 2 cups of cauliflower alfredo sauce

  • 1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese

  • 2 tsp dried parsley

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Boil a pot of water and cook pasta according to directions. Drain and set aside.

  3. In a pot over medium heat, add spinach and cook until partially wilted.

  4. Add in pasta, chicken, ranch seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and chicken. Mix ingredients well. Add in cauliflower alfredo sauce and gently mix with the pasta.

  5. Take pasta mixture and add to a greased baking dish and cover with mozzarella cheese and sprinkle the top with dried parsley.

  6. Bake pasta for 8-10 minutes, or until cheese starts to turn golden brown.

  7. Enjoy!

If you are following the 21 Day Fix, this recipe makes a total of six servings and is counted as: 1 yellow, 1 green, .5 red and 1 blue.

Both the cauliflower alfredo sauce and the pasta dish can be prepared in advance and cooked later. It is also really good as leftovers too! 

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