Chicken and Spinach Manicotti

Ingredients


1-1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken breasts
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
1 container (16 oz.) 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese
2 egg whites
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
10 manicotti shells, cooked, drained
1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

How to make it

HEAT oven to 350°F.

COMBINE chicken and garlic in large bowl. Add spinach, cottage cheese, egg whites and 1/4 cup mozzarella; spoon into manicotti shells.

PLACE in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with spaghetti sauce.

BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining mozzarella; bake 5 min. or until melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Cheesy Chicken Pasta Salad

What You Need!

2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1-1/4 cups of your favorite salsa
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 large green pepper, cut into short thin strips
1 cup cheddar cheese

Make It!

Cook pasta as directed on package.

 Heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken until cooked

Drain the pasta

Add in chicken

When cooled off add in corn, peppers, salsa, and cheese

Serve

We did add a dollop of sour cream and it was good

Variation: You can serve this warm, add sour cream, add onions

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

2 onions, sliced thin

1 chicken, cut up (or use browned chicken breasts cut in bite sized pieces)
1 lb. can tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 to 2 tsp. crushed oregano
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 bay leaf
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms (optional)
1/4 c. dry white wine or apple juice (optional)

Make a layer of onion slices in bottom of crock pot. Place chicken pieces on onions. Add remaining ingredients. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours. (If you've used cut up chicken breast, cooking time can be reduced.)

We served over angel hair wheat pasta.

Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad

This recipe was ok but it was missing something that I haven't identified yet.  I would try it again with a different balsamic dressing the one I picked was not the best.

Ingredients

3 cups rotini pasta noodles
1 package chicken tenderloins
1 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing, divided
2 carrots
1 bell pepper
1 cucumber
1 tomato (or more if you like more)
Salt/Pepper, to taste

Directions:
Make sure the chicken is cooked.  I had precooked chicken in the crock pot and this was my last portion of it.

Cook the pasta until it is at your desired tenderness. Drain it and cool it down.

Chop up the veggies and chicken

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.  I made this the night before so that it could marinate.