Alfredo pasta w. artichokes and grilled chicken

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 256.3
  • Total Fat: 7.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,243.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
  • Protein: 14.1 g

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Introduction

This is my healthier twist with artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, fire roasted red peppers. For extra protien i added grilled chicken. This is my healthier twist with artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, fire roasted red peppers. For extra protien i added grilled chicken.
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1/2 box Barilla Plus Penne Pasta - cooked
    1 can Artichokes 5-7 large - chopped
    5 pieces of Sundried tomatoes- finely diced
    1/2 jar of Fire Roasted Red Peppers - Chopped
    1 jar of Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo
    1/4 cup 1% Milk
    2 boneless Chicken Breasts
    2 Tbls Olive Oil
    3 tsp of Garlic Powder
    Salt and Pepper to taste

Tips

* use the milk to clean out the alfredo jar to get the last of the yummy sauce out.
* use season salt instead of table salt to season chicken breasts for extra flavor.
* sprinkle the pasta mix with shaved parmesan cheese


Directions

1. Season Chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic power, and 1 tbls of olive oil. Cook on grill, about 10-15 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through. Take off grill and let chicken rest for 5 min and then chop chicken up.
2. Add the rest of the olive oil to a med high temp saute pan. Add the artichokes, tomatoes, and peppers. Cook them for a couple of min. Pour in alfredo sauce and milk. Bring to boil, then turn down temp and hold at a simmer for about 5 min.
3. Mix the sauce, chicken and pasta. Let mixture sit for about 5 min to let the pasta soak up the sauce.

Serving Size: 5-6 servings

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNNDLPHN23.