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Quicky Chicken Florentine with Pasta, Fresh Peppers and Salad

Quicky Chicken Florentine with Pasta, Fresh Peppers and Salad
Prep Time
15 min
Yields
4 servings

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ingredients

Quicky Chicken Florentine with

150
g frozen chopped spinach
½
tsp Mrs. Dash Original
8
large chicken breasts (750g)
1
can (284ml) cream of mushroom soup
½
cup lowest-fat mayonnaise
¼
tsp garlic powder
tsp celery salt
½
Tbsp curry powder
½
cup fine bread crumbs
3 ½
Tbsp grated low-fat Parmesan cheese
1
tsp dried parsley
½
Tbsp canola oil
1
pkg (375g) whole wheat penne pasta
Olive oil (optional)
Basil leaves (optional)

Salad and Fresh Peppers

Romaine lettuce
Caesar dressing
Croutons
2
red peppers
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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375F.

Step 2

Squeeze the moisture out of spinach with a fork in a colander. Sprinkle with spice.

Step 3

Cut each breast in half. Make a slice down the center of each half of the underside of the breast not cutting all the way through. Spoon 8 small mounds of spinach mixture on 9 x 9 baking dish, leaving space between each mound. Place a chicken breast slit side down on each mound.

Step 4

Mix in a bowl in the following order: soup, mayonnaise, garlic powder, celery salt and curry powder. Stir until smooth. Distribute the sauce equally over the top of the chicken.

Step 5

In another bowl, mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, parsley and oil together. Sprinkle over top of chicken and sauce.

Step 6

Bake in hot oven. Set timer for 35 minutes. (It will cook for a total of 50 minutes.)

Step 7

Fill a large pot with cold water for pasta. Set aside.

Step 8

When timer rings for chicken, leave chicken in and bring water for pasta to a boil.

Step 9

When water is boiling, add pasta and set timer for 10 minutes or follow package directions.

Step 10

When pasta is cooked, rinse and toss with a little olive oil and basil.

Step 11

Place lettuce in salad bowl and set aside in fridge.

Step 12

Toss with dressing and add croutons.

Step 13

Sliver red peppers and place on a plate.

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