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MARRY ME CHICKEN & PASTA She Said Yes!
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Jul 11, 2025
MARRY ME CHICKEN & PASTA She Said Yes! Today's Recipe: https://catherinesplates.com/marry-me-chicken-pasta/ **Click here to see my recipe blog: https://catherinesplates.com NEW: To purchase my Dessert Cookbook, click link https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/10034701/10feb0fb4a14a171cfaeed6889d6656eab1a0016 *To purchase my cookbook vol 1, click link https://www.blurb.com/b/9452561-catherine-s-plates **To purchase my cookbook vol 2, click here https://www.blurb.com/b/10367334-catherine-s-plates-cookbook ***To purchase my cookbook vol 3, click here https://www.blurb.com/b/11248440-catherine-s-plates-3rd-edition-2022 ***My Amazon StoreFront https://www.amazon.com/shop/catherinesplates (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) ***Follow me on Social Media
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Today we are going to make a skillet
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meal perfect for any occasion and I have
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one today. Now we are going to make Mary
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me chicken and pasta. It is a comforting
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dish with a little elegance thrown in
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there. Now stay tuned. I'm going to tell
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you who said yes. We're going to start
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with the chicken. Now, I have one and a
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half pounds of boneless, skinless
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chicken breast. We're going to cut this
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into bite-sized pieces. Now, you're
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going to cut this into strips first, and
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then we'll cut the strips into pieces.
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This is a cooking lesson for two people
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that just got engaged, so I'm making it
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for them, and they're super excited. I'm
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super excited.
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Thomas, are you super excited?
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Oh, I'm super excited. I bet y'all know.
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And if you don't know, I'll tell y'all
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here in just a minute. Let me get all
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this chicken cut up. Just try to keep
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all the pieces nice and even. That way
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they cook nice and even.
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It looks like a lot of chicken, but you
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know it will shrink up.
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All right, here's a picture of the love
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birds, what I call them. Joseph asked
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Megan to marry him and she said yes.
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He took her to Galveastston. They went
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to Moody Gardens and right on the
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outside there by the water is where he
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asked her. And yes, he was very nervous
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but super excited.
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So I got to talk to both of them and oh
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my gosh, I think we're looking at a
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early spring wedding in 2026. So less
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than a year.
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All right, you guys. I got my chicken
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all cut up. Let's season it up. Okay.
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Salt.
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We're going to season generously.
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Black pepper.
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Garlic powder.
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Onion powder. Lots of onion powder.
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I'm not cooking up an onion today. We
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got to give it some onion flavor.
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make it really easy so they can make
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this dish themselves. Joseph and Megan.
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Yep.
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I'm so happy for them.
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Yeah, we're both happy for them.
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Yeah.
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There we go.
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I'm just going to mix this all up.
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We'll make two separate little
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containers of this for them. I've got my
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pan heating up to a mediumigh heat.
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We're going to add in one tablespoon of
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some cooking oil.
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Here we go. We always use avocado oil.
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We're going to let that start coming to
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a sizzle so we can get a really good
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color on our chicken and lock in that
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flavor, too. We're going to finish this
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up. We're going to take this over to
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Joseph and I believe Megan may be over
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there also so they can enjoy their marry
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me chicken and pasta.
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After it's made, we'll give it a try for
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you first off.
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Got that right.
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I know. Nothing leaves this house
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without our our serving first.
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All right, our pan is nice and hot.
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Let's add the chicken.
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Like to hear that sizzle.
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Now, I'm going to flatten out the
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chicken. Kind of get it into one layer
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here.
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We're going to leave it there for a few
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minutes just to kind of get a nice color
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on the bottom, nice texture.
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On a quieter note, Thomas and I have
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been praying for the flood victims in
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Texas. Now, we're in Texas also, and we
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appreciate everyone that has been
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commenting their prayers about what's
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happening here in Texas.
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Now, while the chicken is cooking, we're
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going to go ahead and bring a large pot
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of water to a boil so that we can cook
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our pasta. Now, I've just put a lid on
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it. That way, it'll bring it to a boil
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faster. It's been about 3 to 4 minutes.
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I'm going to start flipping the chicken
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around
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so we can cook the other side. We want
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to make sure the chicken is totally
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cooked through for this recipe. So,
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we're going to give it another 3 to four
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minutes. Then, we're going to pop a
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piece of chicken out. Break it open and
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make sure it's nice and white on the
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inside and tender.
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Plus, we get to eat it.
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Yeah.
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Okay. Look at the chicken. Looks good.
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Find you the biggest piece of chicken
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you can find.
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Put it on your plate. We're going to cut
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it in half.
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Looks done to me.
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It's done.
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So, what we're going to do is remove the
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rest of the chicken.
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All right, we're going to put our pan
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back on the burner. I'm still on a
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medium high heat. We're going to add in
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one tablespoon of butter. Get that nice
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and melted.
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It'll pick up all those flavors from the
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chicken, too.
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All right. Once we get that melted,
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we're going to add in two teaspoons
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minced garlic.
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We're going to cook this for 1 minute
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while we're stirring to release the
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fragrance of that garlic into the
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butter.
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You'll smell it. One minute.
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We're going to add in half a cup of
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chicken broth.
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Stir that in.
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We're going to add in one cup of heavy
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whipping cream. I'm going to gauge that
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right there.
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Now, we're going to season this like we
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season the chicken.
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Little bit of salt, black pepper, garlic
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powder, about 1/4 teaspoon of each.
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onion powder, paprika, and then I'm
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going to add Italian seasoning. This was
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a new flavor. All right, we're going to
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lower this down to a medium. Stir this
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up.
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Let this start thickening up. While
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that's happening, I'm going to go over
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there where my water is boiling and add
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my pasta.
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We're going to salt the water about half
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of a tablespoon. We got a lot of pasta
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going in. That's good. Give it some nice
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flavor.
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I'm using penet pasta. One pound. Or you
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can use any other type of pasta for this
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dish.
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You can even do a fetuccini if you want.
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Do some long pasta.
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[Applause]
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All right. I'm going to stir it for
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about 30 seconds. That'll help keep the
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pasta from sticking. We're going to cook
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this until it's done. al dente is about
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11 to 12 minutes.
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Now, here's the elegance to the dish. We
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are going to put in roasted red bell
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peppers. Comes in a jar right here. You
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can even use sundried tomatoes,
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but we like this one better.
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Adds a nice flavor. I'm just going to
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chop this up.
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It'll add a nice color to the dish. Our
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sauce, as you can see, is thickening
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down, which is what we want.
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All right, let's add that.
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We're going to add the chicken in.
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We're going to stir this all together.
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Woo! Look at that creaminess in there.
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Okay, we're going to add in half a cup
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of shredded Parmesan cheese.
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Of course,
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overfill that
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Thomas.
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He's taught me well. That's okay. I'm
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fixing to send him into the refrigerator
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to get our green item.
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He's like green.
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We're going to put in a bag of spinach.
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probably about six ounces. And it's baby
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spinach.
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I'm gonna mix in the cheese.
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All right, y'all. I'm trying to get
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Joseph and Megan
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back here to do a video for you guys.
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They've done a few for you,
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so
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they're work hours
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sometimes prevents that. So, I'll get
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them over here. Don't worry. All right.
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Oh, does that not look good?
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Just like it is.
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We're going to start moving the chicken
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and the sauce on top of it to wilt that
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spinach.
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So, I got about 2 ounces left. We'll
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just save that for salads.
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I'm going to go back there. I'm going to
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drain my pasta very well and we're going
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to add it to the dish. Let's add it in.
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Let's stir it in. Get that pasta nice
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and coated. Now, I've already got it off
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the burner.
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There we go. We got it all mixed up. I'm
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going to put in some Parmesan cheese
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right on the top.
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Okay, Joseph and Megan, this one's for
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you.
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Marry me chicken and pasta. Those
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flavors, it's comforting and it has a
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touch of elegance to it for any
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occasion.
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That chicken is so tender and just picks
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up all those flavors. Give me a thumbs
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