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Chicken & Mushroom Pasta - served in a bowl, finished dish

Chicken & Mushroom Pasta, slimming style

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 401kcal
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A creamy chicken and mushroom pasta bursting with flavour

Ingredients

  • Fry Light Cooking Spray
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • Salt & Black pepper
  • 200 g Chicken Breast or mini fillets cut into 2cm pieces
  • 150 g Button Mushrooms halved
  • 120 g dried Pasta - I used spirali
  • 3/4 Pt water
  • I chicken stock cube
  • 2 tablespoons Elmlea single cream
  • Handful chopped Parsley

Instructions

  • Spray a large frying pan with fry light, add your chicken, garlic, salt and black pepper and fry over a medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
  • Next add your halved mushrooms and fry for a further 5 minutes, until everything is lovely and golden
  • Then remove your pan from the heat. Pop your dried pasta on top, followed by the chopped parsley, water and stock cube
  • Stir and pop it back on the heat for 20 minutes, simmer (no lid) stir occasionally
  • After 20 minutes, taste to check the seasoning and to ensure the pasta is cooked
  • Then simply finish with the cream and chopped parsley, stir and heat through
  • Serve

Notes

*** Nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chicken & Mushroom Pasta, slimming style
Amount per Serving
Calories
401
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
81
mg
27
%
Sodium
 
138
mg
6
%
Potassium
 
769
mg
22
%
Carbohydrates
 
49
g
16
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
32
g
64
%
Vitamin A
 
182
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
 
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
 
41
mg
4
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.