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Chicken & Pasta Primavera For your perfect vegetable assortment, shop at your supermarket salad bar!

Serves: 6 • Prep time: 20 min • Cook time: 15 min
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  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 6 cups assorted cut-up fresh vegetables (broccoli florets, red and/or green bell pepper, onion, zucchini and/or yellow squash)
  • 1 jar (1 lb. 10 oz.) Ragu® Old World Style® Margherita Smooth Pasta Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
  • 12 ounces fettuccine, cooked and drained
  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat and brown chicken; remove and set aside.
  2. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet and cook vegetables, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in Pasta Sauce and cook 2 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Stir in basil. Serve over hot fettuccine. Sprinkle, if desired, with grated Parmesan cheese.

Smart Choices Program™ approved recipes were developed to bring nutrition to your kitchen with delicious recipes that help you make positive changes in your diet through a variety and balance of food choices from each of the major food groups.

Cost per recipe*: $13.22.

Cost per serving*: $2.20.

*Based on average retail prices at national supermarkets.

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2 Member Comments

  1. Posted 04/22/2009 at 15:09 PM by juliereglag

    This is delicious and easy to make!

  2. Posted 10/04/2009 at 03:34 AM by haphazardlyinsecure

    I love how much goes into this recipe, everything blends together really well and you can even add vegetables you'd like into it

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  • Nutritional Facts

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories: 440
Calories from fat: 100
Saturated fat: 2g
Trans fat: 0g
Total fat: 11g
Cholesterol: 45mg
Sodium: 460mg
Total carbohydrates: 59g
Sugars: 12g
Dietary fiber: 6g
Protein: 30g
Vitamin A: 40%
Vitamin C: 120%
Calcium: 10%
Iron: 20%
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