This Cheesy Chicken Veggie Pasta Skillet is a creamy, cheesy, hearty and delicious one-pot skillet meal!
Yield: 6(1 generous cup) servings
Ingredients
8ozuncooked wheat pasta
1 ½cupswater
1cupskim milk
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspoondry mustard powder, I used Coleman’s
2cupsfresh broccoli florets
2medium carrots, sliced into ¼” rounds (about 4.5 oz)
½cupfrozen corn kernels
8ozcooked boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced or chopped into bite size pieces (mine was grilled)
4ozsharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (I used Cabot Seriously Sharp – pick one with lots of flavor!)
Instructions
Place the dry pasta in a large saute pan or deep skillet and pour in the water and milk. Stir in the salt and mustard powder and top with the broccoli, carrots and corn. Turn the heat on to medium and stay by the stove, stirring occasionally and watching closely for the contents to begin to simmer. *Pan should remain uncovered. Make sure you don’t wander away, you do not want the contents to boil and spill over or for the milk to get overheated and separate* When you see the liquid start to simmer, reduce the heat to low.
Cook the mixture on low, stirring every couple minutes, for 15-20 minutes until the liquid is mostly absorbed. Add the cooked chicken pieces and stir in until well combined and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the shredded cheese. Cover the pan with a lid for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and then stir until well combined and cheesy. Serve warm.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:312 calories, 36 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 9 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 24 g protein, 6 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 generous cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 8 per (1 generous cup) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)