Low sodium lemon chicken and artichoke pasta recipe

underthecherrytree

Here is a recipe I created and put up on my blog a few days ago

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Serving Size: One 1/2 cup serving (Recipe makes two servings)

Calories: 303 Fat: 8g Carbs: 27g Protein: 32g Cholesterol: 73g Sodium: 105g

Ingredients:

one chicken breast

one garlic clove

Mrs. Dash lemon pepper (2 tsp)

1 cup bowtie pasta

1 cup artichoke hearts

(I used frozen from Trader Joes)

one large lemon

one cup baby arugula

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

On medium heat, start cooking the pasta. In a small skillet at medium heat, start cooking chicken with 1 tsp olive oil. Top chicken with 1 tsp lemon pepper. Once chicken is almost cooked, chop garlic and add to skillet until golden brown. Once pasta is completely cooked, keep one 1/2 cup of reserved water from pot. Drain pasta but do not rinse. Add back to pot and add chicken, garlic, and artichoke. Mix and add reserved water. Mix again. Add in 1 tsp lemon pepper and 1/2 cup lemon juice. Mix. Serve with 1/2 cup fresh arugula. Salt and Pepper to taste.

The nutrition facts above do not have any added salt. The arugula will be eaten mixed in with the pasta to give added flavoring and to help you feel fuller.