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Recipes Chicken Carbonara Rosa and Spinach Salad
4 servings
30 minutes total
  • Prepare chicken recipe and pasta if serving (20 minutes)
  • Prepare salad and complete chicken recipe; serve (10 minutes)
Chicken Carbonara Rosa
Ingredients
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • 1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 slice bacon, chopped
  • 1 ¾ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ⅓ cup chicken broth (or white wine)
  • 1 (15-oz) jar four cheese Rosa (or vodka) sauce
Prep
    • Chop onion. Cut bacon into 1-inch-long pieces.
Steps
    1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper (wash hands). Place oil in pan, then add chicken; cook 3–4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from pan.
    2. Add onions and bacon; cook and stir 5–6 minutes or until bacon is browned. Add broth; cook 1 minute.
    3. Reduce heat to low; stir in sauce. Return chicken to pan and add peas, then cover; simmer 8–10 minutes and until chicken is 165°F. Slice chicken and serve.
Spinach Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 medium Golden Delicious apple, coarsely chopped
  • ⅓ cup black (Kalamata) olives, coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 bag baby spinach leaves (5–6 oz)
  • ¼ cup creamy bacon dressing
Steps
    1. Chop apple and olives. Place all ingredients (except dressing) in salad bowl.
    2. Add dressing; toss and serve.
Serving Suggestions
  • Complete your meal with pasta, garlic bread, and a chocolate dessert.
  • Cook your pasta, then toss with the extra sauce from the chicken.
Chicken Carbonara Rosa

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 500, Total Fat 29g, Sat Fat 9g, Chol 165mg, Sodium 920mg, Total Carb 14g, Fiber 2g, Sugars 6g, Protein 46g, Calc 10%, Vitamin A 20%, Vitamin C 10%, Iron 10%

Spinach Salad

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 140, Total Fat 7g, Sat Fat 3g, Chol 15mg, Sodium 550mg, Total Carb 14g, Fiber 2g, Sugars 9g, Protein 5g, Calc 10%, Vitamin A 30%, Vitamin C 10%, Iron 6%