Ingredients:
1 lb ziti or mostaccioli or other medium, pasta shape, uncoo
12 oz chopped, cooked chicken
2 tsp butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup lemon juice
10 oz frozen peas - defrosted and drained
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is
cooking, warm the butter or margarine over medium heat in a large
skillet. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the Dijon
mustard and flour. Very gradually whisk in the chicken broth. Bring
the broth to a boil and stir in the lemon juice, peas and parsley.
When pasta is done, drain it well. Toss pasta and cooked chicken with
sauce, season with salt and pepper and serve.
Each serving provides: 363 Calories; 31.2 g Protein; 49.5 g
Carbohydrates; 4.3 g Fat; 50.4 mg Cholesterol; 570 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 7%
Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org)
(Reprinted with permission)
Servings: 4
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
The chicken is the country's, but the city eats it. - George Herbert
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