Chicken and Orecchiette Skillet Dinner

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Ingredients

1. 1 lb skinless, boneless, chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
2. 12 oz uncooked orzo or orichette
3. 2 c chopped tomato (about 2 medium)
4. 1/4 c tomato paste, 66 g
5. 1/2 t salt
6. 1/2 t crushed red pepper
7. 1/4 t black pepper
8. 3 cups baby spinach leaves
9. 3 oz parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 c cooking liquid.
2. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Saute 6 minutes, turning to brown all sides. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
3. Add reserved cooking liquid, chopped tomato, tomato paste, salt, red pepper, and black pepper to skillet, cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
4. Add chicken, pasta and spinach leaves, stirring until spinach wilts.
5. Remove from heat; sprinkle with cheese.