Chicken Linguini

Ingredients

• 24 oz cottage cheese (1 container)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 breasts, bone and skin removed chicken, cut in pieces
• 14 oz chicken stock (1 can)
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 6 oz fresh baby spinach, washed and dried
• 12 oz linguini
• 4 oz cheddar cheese (velveeta brand)

Directions

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
3. Bring to a boil in a medium saucepan the cheddar, butter, chicken stock, and garlic. Add cooked chicken, and toss until well-coated. Set aside.
4. Assemble the layers in a 2 quart glass baking dish in this order: 1/2 the cooked linguini , 1/2 the chicken cheese mixture, all the spinach and the entire (24 oz.) container of cottage cheese. Top this with the remaining chicken, and then the remaining linguini. Top it all with 8 oz grated cheddar cheese.
5. Bake for 35-40 minutes until top cheese is bubbling and beginning to brown.
6. Allow to set for 10 minutes before cutting.
7. Note: using low carb pasta for the recipe, like Dreamfields brand will significantly reduce the carb content.