Garlic Chicken w/Creamy Mascarpone Spinach Linguine
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1 package Chicken Thighs, skinless & boneless (about 6)Mrs Dash Garlic Herb Marinade (enough to coat chicken pieces)1 9-ounce package Fresh Linguine, refrigerated 3 tablespoons Cream Cheese, 1/3 less fat1 ½ tablespoons Mascarpone Cheese½ teaspoon Lemon Rind, grated2 teaspoons Lemon Juice, fresh½ teaspoon Salt1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg, freshly grated1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper, freshly ground4 cups Baby Spinach Leaves¼ cup Basil, fresh, sliced2 tablespoons Kraft Parmesan, Romano, Asiago Cheese
•Marinate chicken pieces in Mrs Dash Garlic Herb Marinade for 30 minutes in refrigerator per bottle instrucitons.
•Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta in a colander over a bowl reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
•At same time as water is boiling for the pasta, begin cooking chicken pieces.
•Add cream cheese and mascarpone cheese to bowl (with reserved cooking liquid), stirring with a whisk (or fork) until smooth. Stir in lemon rind, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg & black pepper.
•Cut cooked chicken into 1” pieces.
•Heat saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pasta and cream cheese mixture to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in spinach (and tomatoes if desired); cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken. Remove pan from heat; stir in basil. Sprinkle evenly with Kraft cheese. Serve immediately.
Serving Size: makes 5 2-cup servings
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHARCATS.
•Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta in a colander over a bowl reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
•At same time as water is boiling for the pasta, begin cooking chicken pieces.
•Add cream cheese and mascarpone cheese to bowl (with reserved cooking liquid), stirring with a whisk (or fork) until smooth. Stir in lemon rind, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg & black pepper.
•Cut cooked chicken into 1” pieces.
•Heat saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pasta and cream cheese mixture to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in spinach (and tomatoes if desired); cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken. Remove pan from heat; stir in basil. Sprinkle evenly with Kraft cheese. Serve immediately.
Serving Size: makes 5 2-cup servings
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHARCATS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 352.5
- Total Fat: 8.3 g
- Cholesterol: 79.9 mg
- Sodium: 363.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 44.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 25.4 g
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