Main dishes

Zesty Chicken and Pasta

photo by:kraft

If getting your kids to eat broccoli seems impossible, try our veggies and chicken pasta. Ready in a flash, it can fit into a smart eating plan. Mission possible.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

pkg. (8 oz.) fusilli pasta, uncooked

1/2

cup KRAFT Lite House Italian Dressing, divided

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

cups small broccoli florets

large red pepper, chopped

small onion, thinly sliced

Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.

MEANWHILE, heat 1/4 cup dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. or until done. Add vegetables and parsley; cook 5 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

DRAIN pasta; toss with chicken mixture and remaining dressing. Top with cheese.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using whole wheat fusilli pasta.

Substitute

Substitute uncooked deveined peeled shrimp for the chicken, reducing the cooking time to 2 min. or until shrimp turn pink before adding the vegetables and parsley.

Family Fun

Prepare using your family's favorite pasta, such as fettuccine or spaghetti.

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rugrl18

posted:5/1/2013

This was fast and easy and good. I seasoned the chicken with salt and pepper before cooking and used a Lite Caesar instead of Italian dressing (it's what I had on hand). I used dried parsley because I didn't have fresh. I didn't find it bland at all, I think becuse of the Caesar dressing which is a little more robust than Italian usually is when you cook with it. I'd make it again.

yvette554

posted:4/2/2012

My husband loved this!!!

Amadaria

posted:2/26/2012

Following the recipe exactly produces a gallon of bland pasta. For anyone considering making this I would: add salt to the chicken, double the cheese (or use feta), cut the pasta by a third, cook the chicken less before add vegetables and add 1/4 cup more dressing. Dont cover after adding vegetables because the moisture needs to escape.

a cook

posted:10/26/2011

needs a little more flavor...

a_zuck

posted:8/22/2011

It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. The flavor was rather bland. My husband agreed. Neither of us thought we would make it again. If you like a little more flavor, it would probably be better with some crushed red pepper sprinkled on.

a cook

posted:7/7/2010

This is my daughters favorite dish. She would eat it everyday if I made it. I love it too!

a cook

posted:6/28/2010

I seasoned my chicken the way my family likes it and then grilled it. When it was finished I tossed it in with the pasta mixture and added the Italian dressing.

JBkitty24

posted:6/23/2010

My family loved this dish! My kids are very picky and they loved it. I will be making this more often.

a cook

posted:3/25/2010

It was delicious. My husband is a very picky eater he loved it and ate leftovers the next day.

rayray67

posted:2/5/2010

everyone loved it. The adults and the kids I didn't have parsley so I just sprinkled some italian seasoning and it was excellent

servings

total:
6 servings, 1 cup each

healthy living information

Low fat

Good source of vitamin A or C

Low sodium

Diabetes Center

carb choices

carb choices:
2

diet exchange

2 Starch + 1 Vegetable + 2 Meat (L) + 1/2 Fat

nutrition bonus

Your entire family is sure to love this delicious low-fat, low-sodium main dish. As a bonus, the combination of broccoli and peppers is a good source of vitamin C and also provides vitamin A.

nutritional info per serving

per serving

Calories

300

Total fat

6 g

Saturated fat

2 g

Cholesterol

50 mg

Sodium

320 mg

Carbohydrate

34 g

Dietary fiber

3 g

Sugars

5 g

Protein

25 g

Vitamin A

35 %DV

Vitamin C

50 %DV

Calcium

10 %DV

Iron

10 %DV

Healthy Living Information

Low fat

Good source of vitamin A or C

Low sodium

Diabetes Center

carb choices

carb choices:
2

diet exchange

2 Starch + 1 Vegetable + 2 Meat (L) + 1/2 Fat

nutrition bonus

Your entire family is sure to love this delicious low-fat, low-sodium main dish. As a bonus, the combination of broccoli and peppers is a good source of vitamin C and also provides vitamin A.

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