Pesto Chicken and Pasta


Serves: 4
Total Calories: 418

Ingredients

3 cups uncooked farfalle (bow-tie) pasta (6 ounces)
2 cups cubed cooked chunk breast of chicken or turkey breast
1/2 cup pesto
1/2 cup coarsely chopped drained roasted red bell pepper (from 7-ounce jar)
sliced ripe olives, if desired

Directions:

Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using 3-quart saucepan. Mix hot cooked pasta, chicken, pesto and bell peppers in same saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until hot. Garnish with olives.

1 Serving: Calories 565 (Calories from Fat 160) Fat 18g (Saturated 4g) Cholesterol 60mg Sodium 290mg Carbohydrate 71g (Dietary Fiber 4g) Protein 35g
% Daily Value: Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 24% Calcium 12% Iron 28%
Diet Exchanges: 3 Starch, 3 Lean Meat, 2 Vegetable, 2 Fat

Betty's Tip
Look for reduced-fat pesto if you would like to shave some fat grams from this recipe. Another way to cut back on the fat is to skim off some of the oil that rises to the top of regular pesto.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 418
Calories from Fat: 15

This Pesto Chicken and Pasta recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best Chicken Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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