Table Food

Spring veggie pasta with chicken

My most favorite part of being home bound after a series of busy events and short vacay is being able to cook for Lukas again.  He's eating table food now but I'm still hesitant to just give him grown up food because I worry that "our" food has too much sodium for him so I try and cook for him most of the time.  I put together this dish that is so easy to make and balanced with protein, smart carbs, and veggies.  Here's what I did.

Spring Veggie Pasta w/ Chicken
1 cup of uncooked whole wheat organic small pasta (cook as directed in packaging) I like to cook mine till it's really soft
1 medium carrots diced
1/2 of organic chicken breast diced
1 zucchini diced
1 handful of green beans diced
1/2 small onion diced
2 tbsp of olive oil
a pinch of salt (in addition to the salt you flavor your pasta with)

In a large skillet heat the olive oil then saute the onions till translucent.  Add chicken breast and let it cook (make sure that the chicken is WELL DONE) then add the carrots till tender.  Then add zucchini and green beans and the cook pasta.  Add a pinch of salt.  Scoop in a little bit of the pasta water (this will add more flavor plus the salt in the water to the dish and the pasta won't stick to each other).  Then cook all together for a few more minutes until all flavors and ingredients are combined.   Serve room temperature and store the rest for future meals.

*chopped all your veggies and chicken according to your child's standard*