Italian Chicken and Penne
"5 Weight Watcher points but not core."
photo by DuChick
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 8 ounces penne pasta, uncooked
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut in 1/2 pieces
- 1 small green pepper, julienned
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup mushroom, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1⁄3 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
directions
- Cook pasta according to directions, drain.
- Stir fry the chicken, pepper, onion and garlic in oil until no longer pink.
- Add the pasta, mushrooms, tomatoes, sauce and seasoning; heat through.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese; let stand until melted.
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Reviews
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I'm rating this a 4 as written, but can be 5 star and WW core with improvements. I used whole wheat pasta, 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes rather than cherry tomatoes and a small 8 oz. can of tomato sauce with 2 tsp. Italian seasoning rather than pizza sauce. I also chopped up about 6 fresh basil leaves and added black olives and extra garlic. If FF mozzarella is also used, this dish can be WW Core. It's delicious! Thanks Budgiegirl. -
Good basic meal that uses up things I needed to use up. I used cooked turkey, canned tomatoes, and left out the green pepper. I also added a good amount extra sauce because I wanted it saucier. It was fine, just not very flavorful. -
This was really good - I used tomato sauce instead of pizza sauce and added more Italian seasonings; also, added black olives. I'll certainly prepare this again. -
I've made this recipe before-found it in Light & Tasty magazine-and it's delicious! We don't like tomatoes or mushrooms, so I left them out-still tastes wonderful! It's an easy, one pot meal that's healthy and quick!
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This was really good - I used tomato sauce instead of pizza sauce and added more Italian seasonings; also, added black olives. I'll certainly prepare this again.
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I have always enjoyed cooking and looking for recipes. I have to admit though, until I joined Weight Watchers four years ago I never did much cooking. Since then it has became vital to do my own cooking and I find I am really good at it. I really enjoy trying new ingredients like Quinoa, Millet, Porktenderloin, hoisin sauce, beans, Textured Vegetable Protein among many other new ingredients. My family has started thinking I am a little weird with all the unusual ingredients I have in my pantry. My passions are my 3 nephews, Matthew, Lucas and Charles and my 8 parrots, Guy, Pete, Toby, Daisy, Zeke, Ernie, Max and Lu. They keep me positive when life takes a nose dive.
