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Source

Jolly Cookbook


Servings/Yield

8 servings
About 1 1/2 cups per serving


Course

Main


Difficulty

Creamy Blue Cheese and Chicken Pasta

A Grown-Up Mac and Cheese Recipe!

Ingredients

  • 8 C. cooked pasta, riagtoni, penne, etc.
  • 1 t. paprika
  • ½ t. garlic powder
  • 1 ½ # boneless, skinless chicken, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 t. hot sauce, or to taste
  • 1 C. celery, sliced
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • ½ C. lowfat mayonnaise
  • ½ C. lowfat blue cheese salad dressing
  • 1 C. skim milk
  • 2 T. blue cheese, crumbled

Method

Prepare pasta according to package directions.
Sprinkle chicken with paprika, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. "Pam" spray a skillet and heat over medium heat until hot.
Add chicken and sauté until no longer pink.
Add hot sauce and stir to coat.
Remove chicken from skillet.
Re-spray skillet, add celery and onion and sauté for 2 min. or until soft.

In a small bowl mix mayonnaise, blue cheese dressing and milk.
Combine chicken, celery, onion, drained pasta and sauce.
Toss to coat and heat through, stirring constantly.
Sprinkle with blue cheese and serve.

Notes

It's easy to make 1/2 the recipe for 4 servings.

Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 397
Total fat: 9 grams
Saturated fat: 2 grams
Cholesterol: 60 mg
Sodium: 432 mg
Carbohydrate: 48 grams
Dietary fiber: 3 grams
Protein: 28 grams

Categories

Pasta, Chicken

Keywords

Pasta, Chicken