Grilled Chicken Penne Al Fresco

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
4 garlic cloves3 cups whole wheat penne pasta3 cups chicken broth3/4 cups dry white wine1 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves1 oz parmesan cheese (1/4 cup)
Directions
Spray deep covered baker with olive oil using kitchen spritzer. Splice garlic into baker using garlic slicer. Add tomatoes. Cover; microwave on HIGH 4-5 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst, stirring after 2 minutes. Crush tomatoes using Mix N' Chop. Add pasta, broth, wine, salt and black pepper.
Return baker to microwave; cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 minutes. Meanwhile, coarsely chop basil with Chef's knife. Reserve 2 tbs for garnish. Grate cheese using Rotary Grater.
Carefully remove baker from microwave and remove lid, lifting away from you. Add remaining basil, cheese and chicken to baker; mix well. Garnish with reserved 2 tbsp basil, additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper if desired.

Pampered Chef Season's best - all the cookware is easily substituted for something that will get the job done.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LACERR.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 223.6
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 38.9 mg
  • Sodium: 469.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 20.5 g

Member Reviews
  • SKTRAVIS
    I don't get this recipce...there is not chicken or tomato listed in the ingredients, yet they are mentioned in the directions. - 7/13/11
  • LJCOOK1981
    There is no chicken or tomatoes in the ingredient list. - 5/4/11
  • CYNHAMM
    This sounds delish but I don't see how much chicken to use. - 12/26/10
  • XXKELSS
    Yummmmy! - 11/23/10
  • KERRYAJMM
    Delish! See my vegetarian version too. - 7/30/10