Cynthia's Creamy Chicken & Herb Pasta

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 354.3

Total Fat: 12.6 g
Cholesterol: 73.4 mg
Sodium: 140.0 mg
Total Carbs: 26.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 32.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Cynthia's Creamy Chicken & Herb Pasta calories by ingredient

Introduction

A creamy, buttery tasting, garlicky pasta, with hearty chunks of chicken, mushooms, garlic and onions, kissed with itallian herbs and spices. A creamy, buttery tasting, garlicky pasta, with hearty chunks of chicken, mushooms, garlic and onions, kissed with itallian herbs and spices.

Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 Boneless skinless chicken breast, chunked

1 cup short pasta, dry

1 cup Chopped button mushrooms

1 Small onion, Chopped

2 cloves garlic, Chopped

1 tsp butter or margarine

1 Tbsp herb and garlic cream cheese

1 tsp Itallian seasoning

Salt, to taste

Pepper, if desired.

Directions

Cut chicken breast into chunks
Add olive oil to skillet
While skillet(or wok) is heating, chop mushrooms, onions and garlic.
Put on pasta water to boil.
When oil is hot, (use medium heat)add chicken to pan.
Salt lightly.
Once chicken is fully cooked, add mushrooms, garlic and onions.
(boil your pasta)
While pasta is cooking, sautee chicken and mushroom mixture, half way through cooking (5 mins) add butter and itallian seasoning to skillet.
Once pasta is cooked fully, add approx 2 Tbsps
of hot pasta water to your skillet and stir.
Drain and add pasta to skillet and mix all well. Add cream cheese. Delicious and Healthy!!
Serve with favorite veggies or salad, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired. Makes 2 servings.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LIBERATE_ME.