Chicken pesto pasta

Ingredients

• 1½ lb chicken breast, diced
• 1 lb pasta
• ¾ cup prepared pesto
• 5 oz baby spinach
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ cup grated parmesan
• Olive oil, salt and black pepper

How to make it

1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions; reserve ½ cup pasta water.
2. Season and sauté the chicken in olive oil until cooked through.
3. Add tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes, then fold in the spinach.
4. Add pasta, pesto and enough pasta water to loosen the sauce.
5. Finish with parmesan. Keep extra parmesan at the table for the kids.