Italian Chicken Linguine

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 lb linguine cooked1 16 oz can diced tomatoes with herbs1 lb chicken breast cut into bite size pieces2 tbsp olive oilzest and juice of one lemon1/2 cup chicken broth (fat free, low sodium)3 tsp chopped garlic (or more to taste)1 onion chopped1 cup fresh chopped flat leaf parsleyabout 3 tbsp chopped fresh basilzest and juice from one fresh lemon1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions
Cooke linguine as directed. Drain.
Toast pine nuts in oven for about 5 minutes till golden. Reserve for garnish.
While Linguine is cooking: Saute chicken in olive oil about 5 minutes. Add onion & garlic and cook till onion is translucent. Add lemon juice, zest, parsley, basil, pepper, and chicken broth. Cook about 5 minutes. Add the parmesan cheese.
Mix with the pasta. Serve with garnish of toasted pine nuts. Makes 6-8 generous servings.

Serve with a simple dark green salad & maybe a glass of good italian red wine.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GAILANN5.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 322.8
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.9 mg
  • Sodium: 682.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 51.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
  • Protein: 12.1 g

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