experimental dinner

I made an experimental dinner tonight, what Pioneer Woman would call a pantry meal because you make it with stuff you already have, when you are running low on groceries. We aren't really running very low, but I had no urge to run to the store for anything that we might be missing from another recipe so I threw this together. It was a winner, I think. Recipe in these quantities fed all three of us for dinner and more than enough for Cor to take for lunch at work tomorrow. Molly doesn't ever eat a heck of a lot so she just about doesn't count.

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (we used organic, free range, but use what you've got)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped (up to your discretion, add more or less if you like)
1 can uncondensed organic cream of chicken soup (no MSG, no funky things)
2-3 tbsp of cream cheese
2 cups fresh spinach
1 bag of your noodle of choice, we used egg noodles because that's what I had
salt and pepper to taste

First heat the olive oil over med heat. Add garlic and saute for a few minutes till it has started to brown. Add the chicken breasts and cook until they are cooked through. Set chicken aside to cool and pour the can of cream of chicken soup in to the pan and lower heat to med-low. Once that has started to bubble a little add the cream cheese in cubes. Once the cream cheese has melted and mixed into the rest of the mixture add the spinach. You can add even more than 2 cups if you'd like. Cook the spinach until it is wilted. While it is cooking chop the chicken into bite-sized cubes. Then add the chicken into the mixture and heat it through. Sometime while you were cooking all this you need to cook your pasta, work that in as you see fit. Serve the chicken/spinach/sauce mixture over the noodles and top with parmesan cheese if you like.

It's very good, not terribly low fat, but not awful and pretty wholesome if you use organic ingredients. The spinach has no taste really, just adds some green, some texture and since it is cooked in the sauce and not steamed and then the water poured off you get to keep those nutrients that cook out of it. An easy way to add some leafy greens to your meal.