Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, my chicken penne pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
My Chicken Penne Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. My Chicken Penne Pasta is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have my chicken penne pasta using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make My Chicken Penne Pasta:
- Make ready 1 cup uncooked penne pasta
- Prepare 1 can chicken breasts (save juices)
- Make ready 1 can sweet peas (save juices)
- Get 1/3 cup chopped red onion
- Get 1 cup chopped spinach
- Take 2 tsp dried oregano
- Prepare 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- Take 2 tbsp butter
- Make ready salt
- Take ground black pepper
Instructions to make My Chicken Penne Pasta:
- In a pot of boiling water add pasta and salt. Boil for about 10-12 mins stirring half way through cooking. Once pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.
- In a large sauce pan over medium heat add butter. Once butter is thoroughly melted add juices saved from canned chicken breast and 1/4 cup juices from peas. Let it come to a simmer.
- Once it comes to a simmer add garlic powder, dried oregano, red pepper flakes. Stir.
- Add pasta and chicken. Stir for about 1 min and then add red onions, spinach and 1/2 cup of peas. Stir until juices are completely gone.
- Add salt & pepper to taste and serve!
Foods That Can Make You Happy
In general, people have been conditioned to believe that “comfort” foods are not good for the body and should be avoided. If your comfort food is candy or junk food this can be true. At times, comfort foods can be very healthy and good for us to consume. There are some foods that basically can boost your moods when you consume them. When you are feeling a little down and are in need of an emotional boost, test out a couple of these.
Eggs, you may be surprised to discover, are great at battling depression. You should be sure, though, that what you make includes the yolk. Whenever you want to cheer yourself up, the yolk is the most essential part of the egg. Eggs, the yolk in particular, are high in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be great for elevating your mood. This is because these vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that control your mood–work better. Eat some eggs to feel better!
Put together a trail mixout of various seeds and nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all terrific for helping to elevate your mood. This is because these foods are high in magnesium, which helps to boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is a feel-good substance that directs the brain how to feel at any given time. The higher your levels of serotonin, the happier you are going to feel. Not just that but nuts, specifically, are a terrific protein food source.
Cold water fish are good if you want to be in a better mood. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, and so on, they’re all high in omega-3s and DHA. These are two things that promote the quality and the function of your brain’s grey matter. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can seriously boost your mood.
Some grains are really wonderful for fighting off bad moods. Millet, quinoa, barley, etc are excellent at helping you feel happier. These grains fill you up better and that can help elevate your moods also. Feeling famished can be a real downer! These grains can help your mood elevate because it’s easy for your body to digest them. You digest these grains faster than other things which can help promote your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel more pleasant, mood wise.
Your mood can actually be helped by green tea. You just knew green tea had to be in this article somewhere, right? Green tea is rich in a specific amino acid called L-theanine. Research has found that this amino acid induces the production of brain waves. This helps better your mental acuity while having a relaxing effect on the rest of your body. You knew that green tea helps you feel a lot healthier. Now you know green tea can help raise your mood too!
As you can see, you don’t need to stuff your face with junk food when you are wanting to feel better! Try a couple of of these tips instead.
