Lighten up with a creamy chicken dinner made with All Natural Fat Free plain yogurt.
Chicken and Pasta with Creamy Basil Sauce
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
- 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- 3/4 cup Yoplait® All Natural Fat Free plain yogurt (from 2-lb container)
- 3 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Cook pasta as directed on package, adding broccoli during last 4 minutes of cook time; drain.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sprinkle with garlic-pepper. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
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Step3In small bowl, mix chicken broth, cornstarch and sugar. Add to skillet with bell pepper. Cook about 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Stir in pasta, yogurt and basil. Heat over low heat just until hot (do not boil).
Nutrition
640
Calories
10g
Total Fat
45g
Protein
93g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 640
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 760mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 600mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 93g
- 31%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 26%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 45g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 50%
- 50%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
5 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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