Chicken Broccoli Penne

Curvy1taliana

Came up with this tonight and it was yummy!

1 box (14oz) Ronzoni Smart Taste Penne Rigate

5 cups frozen chopped broccoli

8 wedges light Laughing Cow cheese - original and/or garlic & herb flavor - room temp

10 oz cubed skinless chicken breast (I used leftover breast from a rotisserie)

2 TB extra virgin olive oil

2-3 cloves garlic

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (I used Parmigiano Reggiano)

freshly ground black pepper

salt (for water and to taste)

Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook till al dente.

Meanwhile, lightly saute the garlic in the olive oil for a minute then add the chicken (if you are using pre-cooked chicken, do this in the last few minutes of the pasta cooking time... if it's raw, cook the chicken till no longer pink). Salt to taste.

Place the frozen broccoli in a colander in the sink. Drain the pasta slowly over the broccoli, letting the boiling water run over the broccoli before emptying the pasta totally onto it (this makes the broccoli crisp tender).

Place the broccoli and pasta back into the pasta pot and onto low heat. Add the Laughing Cow wedges, breaking them up into smaller pieces as you place them in the pot. Add the cooked chicken and parmesan cheese and coarse black pepper, tossing to combine and coat.

Place a cover on the pot and allow the cheeses to melt and stir again to coat everything, for about 5 minutes. Turn off the head and (leaving on same burner) let the pot sit, covered, for another 10 minutes if the cheeses have not melted completely yet.

Makes 8 servings @ 1.5 cups each. 307 calories, 41g carbs, 8g fat, 19g protein, 7g fiber

Enjoy!

kelley555

Sounds great! Bump

KatiePeca

Sounds delicious!

Katie

chrisyb122

yum!

flutterbee3

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ksharon22

Yummmmm....

kristinathenina

bump

Aspynmom

NOM

Curvy1taliana

duplicate

Curvy1taliana

thanks

I had posted on Facebook that I was making this and a guy from work said bring some in!
I did and he said "are you sure this is low-fat???" I told him yes and he said "will you marry me?" Hahaha..he was only kidding..he's already married and I have a boyfriend.. so I know it came out good (other than me just thinking it, lol)

kathys25

Came up with this tonight and it was yummy!

1 box (14oz) Ronzoni Smart Taste Penne Rigate

5 cups frozen chopped broccoli

8 wedges light Laughing Cow cheese - original and/or garlic & herb flavor - room temp

10 oz cubed skinless chicken breast (I used leftover breast from a rotisserie)

2 TB extra virgin olive oil

2-3 cloves garlic

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (I used Parmigiano Reggiano)

freshly ground black pepper

salt (for water and to taste)

Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook till al dente.

Meanwhile, lightly saute the garlic in the olive oil for a minute then add the chicken (if you are using pre-cooked chicken, do this in the last few minutes of the pasta cooking time... if it's raw, cook the chicken till no longer pink). Salt to taste.

Place the frozen broccoli in a colander in the sink. Drain the pasta slowly over the broccoli, letting the boiling water run over the broccoli before emptying the pasta totally onto it (this makes the broccoli crisp tender).

Place the broccoli and pasta back into the pasta pot and onto low heat. Add the Laughing Cow wedges, breaking them up into smaller pieces as you place them in the pot. Add the cooked chicken and parmesan cheese and coarse black pepper, tossing to combine and coat.

Place a cover on the pot and allow the cheeses to melt and stir again to coat everything, for about 5 minutes. Turn off the head and (leaving on same burner) let the pot sit, covered, for another 10 minutes if the cheeses have not melted completely yet.

Makes 8 servings @ 1.5 cups each. 307 calories, 41g carbs, 8g fat, 19g protein, 7g fiber

Enjoy!

kathys25

thanks I have been looking for some good recipes : )

Jellyphant

Made this last night, with rotisserie chicken too! Verrrrryyyy yummy. My husband gobbled it up, haha.

kmwmom

Oh Yummy! Thanks!!!

lexiwho

Bump!

kingkong123

bump

La_Amazona

yummy!

makmyra

bump.....sounds delicious

godroxmysox

yummmmmmmm

MsTamzyK

thx!!!!

smiley01x

thanks! cant wait to try it!