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Title: Chicken and Cheddar Pasta Toss
Categories: Entree Chicken Cheese Pepper Pepperoni
Yield: 6 Servings
6 | oz | No boil pasta ribbons or |
No boil lasagna noodles, | ||
Broken | ||
1 | 8-1/4-oz. frozen mesquite | |
Chicken tenders or one 9-oz. | ||
Pkg. frozen chopped cooked | ||
Chicken, slightly thawed | ||
3 | oz | Reduced-fat cheddar or |
American cheese, cut into | ||
3/4-inch cubes | ||
1 | md | Green, yellow, or red sweet |
Pepper, cut into strips | ||
1 | oz | Pepperoni, chopped |
1 | 8-oz. bottle nonfat Italian | |
Salad dressing | ||
1/8 | ts | Cracked black pepper |
5 | c | Torn curly endive |
1 | c | Red or yellow cherry |
Tomatoes, halved |
IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL cover noodles with boiling water. Let stand for 10 minutes, separating the noodles occasionally with a fork. Drain. Rinse with cold water and drain again. If using chicken tenders, halve them crosswise.
RETURN NOODLES TO BOWL; stir in chicken, cheese, pepper strips and pepperoni. Add dressing and black pepper; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill for 2 hours or overnight. Before serving, add endive and tomatoes; toss gently to mix.
Makes 6 main-dish servings.
Nutrition facts per serving: 252 cal., 7 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 36 mg chol., 792 mg sodium, 28 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 19 g pro. Daily Value: 17% vit. A, 31% mg sodium, 28g carbo., 1 g fiber, 19 g pro. Daily Value: 17% vit. A, 31 % vit. C, 16% calcium, 8% iron.
SOURCE: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, July 1993
Shared by Cate Vanicek
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