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Cooking Healthy

Baked Whole Wheat Chicken and Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients

- 1 package whole Wheat Pasta

- 3 cups chopped assorted vegetables

- 2 boneless, skin less chicken breasts, chopped into 1-inche pieces

- 1/2 onion chopped

- 1 28-ounce jar marinara sauce

- 1/2 cup shredded cheese

Directions

- Preheat oven to 375 Degrees

- Cook the pasta

- One minute before pasta is done, pour 3 cups of vegetables in water for 1 minute.

- Drain pasta and vegetables in a colander and set aside.

- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over medium heat.

- Place chicken breasts into pan with chopped onion.

- Cook for about 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally tell chicken is no longer pink.

- Place chicken in large mixing bowl.

- Add cooked pasta and vegetables.

- Poor in marinara sauce and mix all ingredients.

- Poor mixture into a baking dish.

- Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove dish from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Put back in oven tell cheese is melted and serve.

Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

- 1 cup fat free Italian-style dressing

- 1 green bell pepper

- 1 red bell pepper

- 1 zucchini

Directions

- Place washed chicken breasts in large sealable bag. Add 1 cup fat-free Italian dressing and close. Let marinate for 5 to 10 minutes.

Cut up peppers into big chunks, and zucchini into big slices. Put into another sealable bag. Coat with leftover dressing.

Grill chicken and veggies over medium heat.