Heavenly Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

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Ingredients:

  • Cooking Spray
  • 1 C onion – finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp garlic – minced or pressed (about 2-3 cloves)
  • 4 C broccoli florets – rinsed (about 1 pound)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 8 ounce very thinly sliced chicken breast – cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1 jar (28 oz) no-salt-added pasta sauce
  • 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 oz whole wheat angel hair pasta

Instructions:

  1. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat.
  2. While the water heats, chop onion, mince garlic, and cut broccoli into tiny florets. Set aside.
  3. In a large nonstick pan, heat olive oil until very hot. Add the chicken.  Cook and stir until lightly browned on both sides, about 5-8 minutes.  Place chicken on a clean plate, and cover to keep warm.
  4. Coat pan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook and stir the onion for about 3 minutes.  Add the garlic and broccoli.  Cook and stir for 2 more minutes.
  5. Return the chicken to the pan. Add entire jar of pasta sauce, cayenne pepper, and salt.  Gently mix to blend ingredients.  Cover.  Simmer until chicken and vegetables are warmed through, 4 minutes.
  6. Drop pasta into boiling water. Cook according to package direction for the shortest recommended time, about 2 minutes.  Drain.
  7. Divide pasta among four dinner plates (about 1 cup each). Top each with one-fourth of the chicken and sauce mixture.  Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (Yields 4 Servings):  About 2 cup pasta and chicken per serving:  Calories 452, Total Tat 10g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 48mg, Sodium 412mg, Fiber 13g, Protein 31g, Carbohydrates 66g, Potassium 569mg

SOURCE:  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute—Deliciously Healthy Dinners
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