chicken parmesan with noodles
Ingredients:
- 9 ounce package refrigerated angel hair pasta
- 4 large carrots, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 6 tablespoons purchased basil pesto
- 1/4 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese
- olive oil (optional)
- fresh basil (optional)
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions
- Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet cook carrots in 1 tablespoon melted butter over medium heat for 3 minutes
- Add chicken
- Cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until no pink remains in chicken
- Add 4 tablespoons pesto; toss to coat
- Drain pasta, return to pan
- Toss with remaining butter and pesto
- Serve with chicken mixture
- Sprinkle pasta with parmesan cheese and ground black pepper
- Drizzle with olive oil and top with basil. makes 6 servings.
Notes:
- Season chicken before browning
- Brown chicken in butter before adding carrots
Nutrition Facts:
- 390 calories
- 16 g total fat
- 5 g saturated fat
- 114 mg cholesterol
- 369 mg sodium. 28 g carbohydrates
- 3 g fiber
- 33 g protein;