7 Healthy Chicken Pasta Recipes for the Weekend
The recipes below are for some delicious healthy chicken pasta dishes.
#1: Chicken, Spinach, and Pasta
This recipe is from Food.com. It takes a total of 30 minutes to prepare this dish, which has a serving of four. According to the site, it costs 393.4 calories. The recipe for the dish and its ingredients can be found here.
#2: Penne with Roasted Chicken & Radicchio
This recipe takes up to 30 minutes to cook and has six servings at 1 1/2 cups per person, reports Eating Well. According to its nutrition profile, it is low in cholesterol, saturated fats, and sodium, while it is high in fiber. The recipe can be found here.
#3: Asian Chicken Pasta Salad
This dish only takes 25 minutes cook, with a 10-minute preparation time and a 15-minute cooking time, states Food.com. It serves up to four people and has a calorie count of 348.9. One of its essential ingredients is a bottle of Chinese hoisin sauce. Click here for the recipe.
#4: Chicken & Blueberry Pasta Salad
This dish takes 30 minutes to prepare and serves six people at 1 and 1/2 cups each, reports Eating Well. Its nutrition profile labels this dish as "diabetes appropriate," presumably because it is low in calories, heart healthy, and good for those wary of their weight. It is also low in cholesterol, saturated fats, and sodium but high on fiber. For the recipe, click here.
#5: Greek Pasta Bake
Food.com describes this dish as a "Yummy casserole. Adapted from Light and Tasty." It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook, making the total time to make this dish 45 minutes. It serves up to eight people. The calorie count for this pasta dish is 413. It is made with two cheeses: part-skim mozzarella cheese and feta cheese. The recipe can be found here.
#6: Chinese Chicken & Noodle Salad
According to Eating Well, this is a scrumptious dish that includes crunchy shredded cabbage and carrots. The vegetables are tossed in with chicken breasts and toasted ramen noodles. A comment describes the dish as a "very filling, tasty salad." It is also labeled "diabetes appropriate," with low saturated fats and high potassium. Click here for the recipe.
#7: Chicken Piccata with Pasta & Mushrooms
This dish is served with whole-wheat pasta, states Eating Well. It takes 40 minutes to prepare and serves up to four people. It is described as "diabetes appropriate" as well. For the recipe, click here.