Spicy Chicken Linguine - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 onion, thinly sliced
    1/4 cup nonfat sour cream or 1/4 cup light sour cream
    1 cup chicken broth, boiled down to 1/2 cup
    3 cloves garlic, chopped
    1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
    1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
    1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed,squeezed gently
    1/2 lb dried linguine or 1/2 lb spaghetti
    3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (please don't use the stuff in the green container!)
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350\u00b0F.
    Place butter in a 13x9 inch baking pan; place in oven to melt.
    Place onions in baking pan; toss in butter.
    Roast 10 minutes.
    Whisk in sour cream, concentrated chicken broth, garlic, basil and crushed red pepper.
    Place chicken evenly in the pan; spoon onions and broth mixture over each breast half.
    Season with salt and black pepper.
    Cover pan with foil; bake until chicken is almost done, about 20 minutes.
    Meanwhile, cook linguine according to package directions until just tender, drain.
    Transfer chicken to a plate.
    Add the spinach, linguine, parmesan, salt and pepper to the sauce; toss well.
    Place chicken on top of pasta-spinach mixture.
    Bake, uncovered, to heat through, about 10 minutes.

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