Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Pasta Lovers Rejoice!!!!

Low-fat Pasta Primavera (will feed a family of 5)
You will need:

1 box of 100% whole wheat penne pasta
1/2 cup reduced fat feta cheese
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1 large zucchini diced
3 cups raw spinach
2 large chicken breasts - baked and diced (natural with no added hormones)
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs Best Life butter spread with olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp of black pepper

Cook the pasta via the directions on the box. Bake the 2 chicken breats in the oven. In a saucepan combine olive oil, Best life butter, diced zucchini, and raw spinach. Simmer on low until the zucchini and spinach are tender. Add the seasonings: garlic, sea salt, and pepper, and the black olives. Once the pasta is done, drain, and pour it into a large bowl and fold the stovetop ingredients in, as well as the diced chicken breasts from the oven. Sprinkle the feta cheese over the top.

You get your whole grain, vegetables, good fats, protein, and dairy in this pasta recipe!! No guilt either!! Each serving is around 12 grams of fat! This is an easy and pretty quick recipe... I can make this on a week night in 30 minutes or less. I have the chicken in the oven and pasta cooking while I am simmering the other ingredients. By the time the chicken is done all I have to do is combine all the ingredients and VOILA!!

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