Healthy Low Fat Creamy Chicken Cranberry Apple Pasta Food

HEALTHIER CHICKEN ALFREDO PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over a skillet and add chicken. Season with salt and pepper, and cook 5-8 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the garlic and sauté for one minute over medium heat.
• Sprinkle the flour over the garlic and slowly add in the chicken stock.
• Quickly stir to avoid lumps.
• Add in the skim milk, stir ,and allow to reach a boil to thicken sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Once the sauce is thickened, add in the spinach and stir until wilted.
• Remove from heat and add in the cooked penne, chicken, and parmesan. Stir to coat.
• Top with fresh parmesan.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY APPLE CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
• Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place in the slow cooker. Sprinkle with cranberries and apples.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, apple juice and tapioca and pour over the chicken and fruit.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours, or until the chicken is tender.

HEALTHY LOW-FAT CREAMY CHICKEN CRANBERRY APPLE PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, brown the chicken strips in batches and then transfer into a bowl.
• Spray skillet again, and add green onions, apples, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring for about 3 minutes to soften.
• Add vinegar, scraping any bits stuck to pan.
• Stir in evaporated milk and cranberries, bringing to a boil.
• Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring often, for about 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook whole wheat pasta for about 10 minutes or until at your desired tenderness. Drain and return to the pot.
• Add chicken and any accumulated juices to the sauce; simmer for about three minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Pour over pasta and toss to coat. Season with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve sprinkled with chives and with cheddar cheese in side dish to top with, along with a side salad and bread. Dont let it sit to long in pot before serving -- the pasta will absorb the sauce.

HEALTHY CREAMY CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Cook and stir olive oil and garlic in a large skillet over high heat just until brown and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add chicken and mushrooms; stir to coat with garlic and olive oil. Cook chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cream of mushroom soup; gradually add 1/2 cup of water about 1 tablespoon at a time, adding enough to make sauce light and creamy.
• Reduce heat to medium-low heat and gently fold pasta into the chicken and sauce until coated. Add garlic salt and red pepper to taste; remove from heat and serve.

HEALTHY CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
• Sprinkle chicken breast pieces with Italian seasoning, then add to pan. Cook, stirring occaisionally, until chicken pieces are no longer pink on the surface, about 8 minute
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Add onions and peppers to pan, cook 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional 3 minutes, or until garlic, onions, and peppers are soft.
• Add chicken stock and let cook down and reduce by half.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, salt, sugar, and basil.
• Cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes to let the flavors blend.
• Add in the cooked chicken, baby spinach leaves and parmesan cheese, cook an additional 5 minutes, and serve warm over your favorite pasta.

CROCK POT CRANBERRY APPLE CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a 2-quart (or larger) slow cooker/Crock Pot.
• Add remaining ingredients in the order given, dotting evenly with the butter last. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.

CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND SPINACH PASTA WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta, according to package directions, while you make the rest of the meal.
• Put half the olive oil in a large pan, add the diced chicken and brown- set aside.
• Put the rest of the olive oil in the pan and add the onions and mushrooms.
• Cook until the juices from the mushrooms disappear (about 5- 7 mins) Add the chicken and spinach and mix thoroughly.
• Add the sour cream and blue cheese and stir over a low heat until the blue cheese is melted.
• Add the cooked pasta and stir to mix.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.

CREAMY ROAST VEGGIE PASTA

Steps:

• Spray a fry pan with olive oil. Sauté garlic for 1 minute. Blend a little evaporated milk with the cornflour until smooth with no lumps and set aside.
• Pour remaining evaporated milk into a pan and bring to boil stirring.
• Add cornflour and milk mixture to pan with garlic. Stir constantly until thickened. Simmer for 3 minutes.
• Stir in roasted vegetables, tossing well.
• Mix hot pasta into sauce and serve immediately with basil leaves and or parsley and also shaved parmesan cheese if desired.
• To roast your vegetables dice & put them and put into a baking dish, toss through 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with desired seasonings and bake in a moderate oven for 20-25 minutes or until tender.
• Vegetables I have used are: pumpkin, zucchinis, tomatoes (plum), potatoes, carrots, capsicum & asparagus to name just a few.

HUMMUS PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling water until done. Set aside.
• Heat a large pan with the 1 teaspoons olive oil. Add the mushrooms, onions, and peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes or until just start to soften.
• In a small saucepan, place the hummus and the 4 tablespoons of water. Stir to combine. Heat through.
• When the vegetables are done, add the hummus and pasta to the pan. Stir gently. Serve warm.