Plus between all the parties and weddings I've put on 4 of the 6 pounds I lost, so we not only need to eat what's laying around the house, but it needs to be healthy. I popped onto my trusty website, Kraftfoods.com to find something to make. I love that you can put a few ingredients that you have on hand and it'll pull recipes for you. There's also a Budget Wise section if like us your operating on a limited budget. They also have a Healthy Living section which is where I found this recipe. When John and I first moved in together Kraft was where I found pretty much all the recipes that I cooked. It's great if you don't know a lot about cooking, just be prepared for a lot of cream cheese and recipes made with dressings.
Cheesy Chicken and Salsa Skillet
adapted from Kraftfoods.com
Ingredients
2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1-1/2 cups Salsa
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 large green pepper, cut into short thin strips
1 cup Mexican Style Cheese
half a can of rinsed black beans
COOK pasta as directed on package. I always rinse it really well afterward because John hates the taste of whole wheat pasta. Rinsing helps get rid of the grainy-ness.

MEANWHILE, heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 2 min. Stir in salsa, corn, peppers and black beans. Bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.

DRAIN pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly.

Top with cheese. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand 1 min. or until cheese is melted.

9 WW points
Looks delish!!! Love Kraft Foods recipes.
ReplyDeleteI did this tonight and made the most awesome dinner. Of course I swap things around but it was so good. I'm glad you posted this. Oh, I made creamy chicken pasta with bacon and tomatoes. Soo yummy!
ReplyDeleteAshley - glad you liked it! I love Kraft recipes because they're generally pretty easy to mix up.
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