This delicious WW Tuscan Chicken Pasta is an incredible dish. Rich and creamy and full of flavor, this Olive Garden copy cat is lighter and healthier but just as delicious.
WW Tuscan Chicken Pasta
This amazing restaurant quality WW Tuscan Chicken Pasta is to die for with very few major ingredients. This quick and easy recipe is full of flavor pasta with tender chicken. Once you make this amazing and simple dinner, you are going to make it again and again.
Is Tuscan Pasta a One Pot Meal?
Yes, this is a one pot meal because it is made in an Instant pot. You can also, choose to make it in a pot on your stove with the same result. If you decide to make it on the stove, the chicken can be sautéed in the pot before adding the other ingredients or baked in an oven.
What Goes with This Pasta?
You want to make sure you have sides that compliment the main dish. For a delicious selection of sides, be sure to add veggies or bread for the best choice. Roasted vegetables have great flavor or a side salad for a simple side dish. You can also choose between a garlic bread side dish or 2 ingredient Dough Breadsticks.
How Many Weight Watchers Points in Olive Garden
I love this recipe. It is so good and it doesn’t taste like it is made with healthier ingredients. It taste just as rich and creamy as the full fat version. When you make this recipe, it makes 6 servings. Each serving is about 1 1/3 cup per serving.
- Purple- 2 Points
- Blue– 7 Points
- Green– 9 Points
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Ingredients
- Low sodium chicken broth
- Sun-dried tomatoes without oil
- Italian seasoning
- Pepper
- Salt
- Minced garlic
- Chicken breast diced
- Whole wheat pasta
- Frozen spinach
- Fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- Fat-free cottage cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil – Dried can also be used
How to Make Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Lightly spray your Instant Pot with cooking spray and set Instant Pot to sauté. Once your pot is hot, add sun dried tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning salt, and pepper. Cook until just fragrant. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to prevent sticking.
Add chicken and brown on all sides for 3-5 minutes
Add your whole wheat noodles and chicken broth to the pot. Stir and make sure all the pasta is covered in liquid. Close and lock the lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 3 minutes.
While the pasta is cooking, blend the Greek yogurt and cottage cheese together until smooth and set aside.
When the cook time is complete, quick release the pressure, and remove the lid. Add spinach and basil to the pot, then drain the excess liquid from the pot.
Add the parmesan, blended yogurt, and cottage cheese, and stir until evenly mixed.
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WW Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes without oil
- ½ tbsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 lb. chicken breast diced into 1-inch cubes
- 12 oz whole wheat pasta cooked and drained
- 2 cups frozen spinach
- ¾ cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- ¾ cup fat-free cottage cheese
- ⅔ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ¼ cup fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
Instructions
Lightly spray your Instant Pot with cooking spray and set Instant Pot to sauté. Once your pot is hot, add sun dried tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning salt, and pepper. Cook until just fragrant. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to prevent sticking.
Add chicken and brown on all sides for 3-5 minutes
Add your whole wheat noodles and chicken broth to the pot. Stir and make sure all the pasta is covered in liquid. Close and lock the lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 3 minutes.
While the pasta is cooking, blend the Greek yogurt and cottage cheese together until smooth and set aside.
When the cook time is complete, quick release the pressure, and remove the lid. Add spinach and basil to the pot, then drain the excess liquid from the pot.
Add the parmesan, blended yogurt, and cottage cheese, and stir until evenly mixed.
Notes
Blue Plan Points: 7 Blue Plan Points for each 1 1/3 cup serving.
Green Plan Points: 9 Green Plan Points for each 1 1/3 cup serving.
Purple Plan Points: 2 Purple Plan Points for each 1 1/3 cup serving.
You can substitute the sun-dried tomatoes with fresh grape tomatoes. Just cut them in half and sauté in step one below.
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