creamy pesto chicken pasta with feta

Name: creamy pesto chicken pasta with feta Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts diced; 2 cups pasta uncooked; 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced; 1 small red onions diced; 1/2 cup low fat cream cheese; 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream; 1/4 pesto sauce; 3 tbsp dill weed dried; 5 oz reduced fat feta cheese cubed; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts diced 2 cups pasta uncooked1/2 cup mushrooms sliced1 small red onions diced1/2 cup low fat cream cheese1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream1/4 pesto sauce3 tbsp dill weed, dried5 oz reduced fat feta cheese, cubed2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Place oil, mushrooms, and onions in frying pan, cook till onions are carmalized, and mushrooms are browned. Then add diced chicken, cook for about 5mins or until cooked through. In a saucepan of boiling water, add penne pasta, boil for 12-15 mins depending how you like your pasta, drain. Place in a large bowl, add onions, mushrooms and chicken. In a small sauce pan, melt cream cheese, add sour cream, pesto, dill and feta cheese, cook till you have a smooth even sauce. Pour on top of pasta, chicken mixture, and mix thoroughly. Makes 4-6 serving.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VIPER-83.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 330.5
Total Fat: 19.1 g
Cholesterol: 81.3 mg
Sodium: 533.6 mg
Total Carbs: 10.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 28.4 g

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