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Italian Chicken With Rotini Pasta and Easy Fruit Salad
Recipes
Italian Chicken With Rotini Pasta and Easy Fruit Salad
4 servings
25 minutes total (Active 25 minutes)
  • Put water on to boil for pasta; prepare salad through step 2 - 5 minutes
  • Complete chicken and pasta; complete salad and serve - 20 minutes
  • Chicken with Rotini Pasta

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb boneless chicken cutlets
    • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
    • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
    • ¼ cup dry white wine (or chicken stock)
    • 12 oz tri-color rotini pasta
    • 1 (24 oz) jar tomato-basil pasta sauce

    Steps

      1. Bring water to a boil for pasta. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Season both sides of chicken with seasoned salt and Italian seasoning (wash hands). Place oil in pan; add chicken and cook 2–3 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
      2. Cook pasta following package instructions.
      3. Add garlic and wine to chicken; cook 3–5 minutes until chicken is 165°F.
      4. Meanwhile, drain pasta and return to same pan. Stir in pasta sauce; cook on medium 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Serve chicken over pasta.

    Easy Fruit Salad

    Ingredients

    • 1 pear (rinsed)
    • 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice (drained)
    • ½ cup pre-diced celery
    • ½ cup light mayonnaise (or salad dressing)
    • ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
    • 4 Bibb lettuce leaves (rinsed)

    Steps

    1. Quarter pear; remove and discard core. Chop pear into ½-inch pieces (about 1 cup); place in medium bowl.
    2. Add pineapple and celery; stir in mayonnaise and ⅓ cup of the walnuts. Chill until ready to serve.
    3. Arrange lettuce leaves on serving plates; mound fruit mixture on lettuce and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts. Serve.

    Serving Suggestions

  • For added flavor, top fruit salad with 1-2 tablespoons of crumbled blue cheese.
  • Chicken with Rotini Pasta

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 580, Total Fat 12g, Sat Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 65mg, Sodium 1010mg, Total Carb 74g, Fiber 13g, Total Sugar 9g, (Incl. 5g Added Sugars), Protein 36g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 10%, Iron 15%, Potassium 6%

    Easy Fruit Salad

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 250, Total Fat 19g, Chol 10mg, Sodium 250mg, Total Carb 20g, Fiber 3g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 15%, Iron 4%