Low fat recipes for entertaining and every day- try this Chicken Penne Florentine...

 
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Three Cheese Chicken Penne Florentine
 

Three- Cheese Chicken Penne Florentine

 

 

Yummy winter or spring dish...
 

1 tsp 

 

olive oil

 

3 cups 

 

thinly sliced mushrooms

 

1 cup 

 

chopped onion

 

1 cup 

 

chopped red bell pepper

 

3 cups 

 

chopped fresh spinach

 

1 Tbs 

 

chopped fresh oregano

 

¼ tsp 

 

freshly ground black pepper

 

16 ounce 

 

carton 2% low fat cottage cheese

 

4 cups 

 

hot cooked penne (about 8 ounces uncooked)

 

2 cups 

 

shredded roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast

 

1 cup 

 

(4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided

 

½ cup 

 

(2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided

 

½ cup 

 

2% reduced-fat milk

 

One 10¾oz. 

 

can condensed reduced-fat, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted

 

 

1

Preheat oven to 425°F.

2

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add spinach, oregano, and black pepper; sauté 3 minutes or just until spinach wilts.

3

Place cottage cheese in a food processor; process until very smooth. Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, ¾ cup cheddar cheese, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, milk and soup in a large bowl. Spoon mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup cheddar cheese and remaining ¼ cup Parmesan cheese.

4

Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

 

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 cup per serving

 

 Nutrition Facts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Per Serving

 

 

 

Calories

 

318.52

 

Calories From Fat (19%)

 

62.09

 

 

 

% Daily Value

Total Fat 6.69g

 

10%

 

Saturated Fat 3.23g

 

16%

 

Cholesterol 46.26mg

 

15%

 

Sodium 591.34mg

 

25%

 

Potassium 505.06mg

 

14%

 

Carbohydrates 32.21g

 

11%

 

Dietary Fiber 2.54g

 

10%

 

Sugar 3.55g

 

 

 

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g

 

 

 

Net Carbohydrates 29.67g

 

 

 

Protein 30.76g

 

62%

 

 
             
  WW POINTS:  6
 

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