Florentine Chicken Soup

ChubbyBunny

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked penne pasta
1 package (6 ounces) ready-to-use chicken breast cuts
4 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 jar (7 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and sliced
3 fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup Alfredo sauce
3 tablespoons prepared pesto
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the chicken, spinach, red peppers, rosemary, garlic powder and pepper in butter until spinach is wilted. Stir in the broth, Alfredo sauce and pesto; cook for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Drain pasta and add to the soup. Sprinkle with pine nuts and Parmesan cheese.

Yield: 5 cups (SERVINGS: 5)

Nutrition Facts
One serving: 1 cup Calories: 275 Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Cholesterol: 44 mg Sodium: 865 mg Carbohydrate: 21 g Fiber: 2 g Protein: 17 g Diabetic Exchange: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

ChubbyBunny

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked penne pasta
1 package (6 ounces) ready-to-use chicken breast cuts
4 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 jar (7 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and sliced
3 fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup Alfredo sauce
3 tablespoons prepared pesto
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the chicken, spinach, red peppers, rosemary, garlic powder and pepper in butter until spinach is wilted. Stir in the broth, Alfredo sauce and pesto; cook for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Drain pasta and add to the soup. Sprinkle with pine nuts and Parmesan cheese.

Yield: 5 cups (SERVINGS: 5)

Nutrition Facts
One serving: 1 cup Calories: 275 Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Cholesterol: 44 mg Sodium: 865 mg Carbohydrate: 21 g Fiber: 2 g Protein: 17 g Diabetic Exchange: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.