Lunch: Pasta with Chicken, Vegetables & Spinach Pesto

Recipe by Woman's Day Kitchen Serve this almost no-cook dish in spring or summer—it's chockful of fresh flavors, with grape tomatoes and red onion tossed with a verdant lemon-flecked spinach pesto.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Spinach

Health and fertility benefits of Pasta with Chicken, Vegetables & Spinach Pesto

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Fresh spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, all of which have significant roles in reducing inflammation in the body, all of which help in the case of infertility.

Ingredients

1 lb. pasta
2 tbsp. roasted almonds
1 small clove garlic
1 tsp. lemon zest
4 oz. baby spinach (about 4 cups)
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. grated pecorino or Parmesan
Kosher salt and pepper
1 pt. grape tomatoes
1 1/2 c. shredded rotisserie chicken
1/2 small red onion

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, drain the pasta and return it to the pot.
Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse the almonds, garlic and lemon zest until finely chopped. Add the spinach, oil, pecorino and 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper. Purée until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Toss the pasta with the pesto, adding some of the reserved cooking water if the pasta seems dry.
Add the tomatoes, chicken and onion to the pasta and toss to combine.

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