Healthy Creamy Chicken Pesto W/Pasta for One
- 13 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 12 tablespoon pesto sauce, homemade or store-bought
- 2 ounces sliced white mushrooms or 2 ounces cremini mushrooms (1/4 of a package of presliced works well)
- 4 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1/2 of one breast,cut into strips or chunks
- 12 cup pasta or 12 cup farfalle pasta or 12 cup penne, uncooked
- fresh ground black pepper
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped tomatoes (approx. one tomato slice)
- fresh basil (to garnish)
- Boil water for pasta, cook according to package directions, removing from heat when al dente.
- Drain.
- In a small bowl, combine yoghurt and pesto, stir well to combine.
- Set aside.
- In non-stick skillet, over medium to medium-high heat, cook mushrooms just until tender.
- I don't use oil, you may prefer a little oil or butter.
- Spoon cooked mushrooms into bowl with pesto mixture.
- In same skillet, cook chicken until done (again, I don't use oil).
- Leave in pan, but remove from heat.
- Add pesto mixture with mushrooms and add drained pasta to chicken in pan.
- Mix well.
- Taste for seasoning, add fresh ground pepper and red pepper flakes, if desired.
- Spoon into serving bowl, garnish with tomato and fresh basil.
- This can easily be doubled or quadrupled.
yogurt, pesto sauce, white mushrooms, chicken breasts, pasta, fresh ground black pepper, red pepper, tomatoes, fresh basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/healthy-creamy-chicken-pesto-w-pasta-for-one-105891 (may not work)