For an easy delicious weeknight dinner, toss together this pasta with yummy pesto, chicken sausage and peas!
Mediterranean Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta (8 oz)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 chicken sausages, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 1/4 cups frozen sweet peas (from 12-oz bag)
- 3/4 cup basil pesto
- 1 cup finely shredded Italian cheese blend (4 oz)
- 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook sausage in oil until browned. Stir in cooked pasta, frozen peas and pesto. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
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Step3Top with cheese and tomato. Cook over medium-low heat about 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
760
Calories
42g
Total Fat
33g
Protein
63g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 760
- Calories from Fat
- 380
- Total Fat
- 42g
- 64%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 57%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 980mg
- 41%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 63g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 26%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 33g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 50%
- 50%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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