Sundried Tomato Chicken Pasta
If you've been looking to level up your pasta game, this cottage cheese blended sauce is such a game-changer. It's packed with protein that will keep you feeling full even longer. Plus, I promise if you're wary about the cottage cheese texture, once you blend it - you can't even tell!
Ingredients
- 2 cups angel hair pasta cooked
- 1.2 pounds chicken breast, diced
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/2 lemon, to squeeze
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon sundried tomato oil
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- Optional: fresh basil, finely chopped to garnish
Instructions
- Dice up your chicken breast and well season it with Lawry’s salt, pepper, onion powder, and chili powder.
- Cook the chicken on medium to high heat in olive oil for 3 min while stirring so each side of the chicken gets crispy. Turn down the heat to low to medium until the chicken cooks all the way through
- Now let’s make our cottage cheese sauce. Blend together your cottage cheese, half n half, lemon, and garlic. Blend until creamy, ensuring there are no clumps.
- Cook your angel hair according to the package in a separate pot.
- Back to the cooked chicken-Add your butter to the saute pan with the chicken, and once melted, add your cottage cheese sauce.
- Mix in sundried tomatoes, a little of the oil from the sundried tomato jar, and peas then simmer.
- Slowly stir in your grated parmesan.
- Serve over your angel hair, top with some more parm and optional basil! xx
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