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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.