Pesto Chicken Penne

Name: Pesto Chicken Penne Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8oz of whole wheat penne; 2 chicken breasts; 1/4c pesto; 1/4c chopped onions; mozzarella cheese to taste; parmesan cheese to taste

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

8oz of whole wheat penne2 chicken breasts1/4c pesto1/4c chopped onionsmozzarella cheese to tasteparmesan cheese to taste

Directions

1) Cook pasta according to box directions.
2) Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes and saute with onion.
3) Drain pasta and add to chicken saute.
4) Stir in pesto and mix well.
5) Sprinkle with cheeses - to your own taste.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KWATLEY.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 445.4
Total Fat: 12.6 g
Cholesterol: 85.3 mg
Sodium: 367.9 mg
Total Carbs: 45.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
Protein: 40.4 g

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Member Reviews

APLUSGURL
I made this tonight- Never made Pesto before but it was SO good with fresh green beans,mushrooms, and tomatoes. YUMM! - 8/21/12
CPETERSMARTINEZ
Great recipe, I omitted the cheese and it was still delicious! - 1/17/11
SUNBEAMJANEAL
Delish!!! Everyone in my family loved it! Thanks for the recipe. We will definitely make it again. - 9/9/09
KATHYLEEWORDEN
my son looked this one up and we made it together-he is lactose intolerant so we left out the cheese, but we did add fresh mushrooms-nice recipe and even my husband who loves my home made cooking like this with all the healthy stuff..whole grain penne-tastes great! thanks - 8/3/09