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Thursday, May 15, 2014

TUSCAN GARLIC CHICKEN & PASTA



FOR THE CHICKEN:
4 boneless/skinless chicken breast, filleted in half {or 6 boneless/skinless chicken tenders}
1/2 bottle Fat Free Italian Dressing
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp garlic powder
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Put chicken into a gallon sized ziploc bag.
In a small bowl, mix dressing and seasonings and pour over chicken.
Massage dressing mixture into chicken and put in fridge for 1-4 hours.
Grill until chicken is no longer pink, about 7 minutes on each side.

FOR THE PASTA:
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 lrg red bell pepper, washed, de-seeded and diced small
3-4 Tbsp BELLA SUN LUCI SUN DRIED TOMATO HALVES WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AND ITALIAN HERBS, chopped small
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
4 stalks of green onion, washed and diced
2 cups fresh spinach, washed, de-stemmed and roughly chopped
4 lrg fresh basil leaves, washed & chopped
4 Tbsp all purpose flour
1.5 cups low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1 cup low fat milk
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 lb Fettuccine, cooked according to directions on package
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In a large saute pan, saute diced peppers, BELLA SUN LUCI SUN DRIED TOMATO HALVES, garlic and green onion 5 minutes on Medium heat., or until red pepper is tender.


Add chopped spinach and basil leaves and cook 1-2 minutes longer.
Turn heat down to Medium-Low and stir in flour.
Slowly stir in chicken broth.
Whisk in yogurt and then milk
Bring heat back up to Medium and stir in Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, dried basil, dried oregano, and salt & pepper.
Simmer 3-4 minutes.


Add cooked noodles and stir to coat. {You might not add the whole pound of noodles}
To serve, top with sliced grilled chicken.




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