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Recipe tags: Chicken, Easy, One dish meal, Potluck, Stove Top

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Chicken and Summer Squash Bow-Tie Pasta

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Sharon from Illinois.

Enjoy a fresh, new twist to traditional pasta. Sharon, a DaVita dietitian from Illinois, shares a mouthwatering recipe for Chicken and Summer Squash Bow-Tie Pasta. Sharon not only has a talent for coming up with innovative, dialysis diet recipes, but she also has a talent for helping to educate her kidney patients by using clear communication regarding health and eating habits. Make Sharon’s delicious and easy-to-make pasta recipe for your next meal.

Portions:          4

Serving size: 1-3/4 cups

Ingredients

• 6 ounces bow-tie pasta, uncooked
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided use)
• 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced
• 2 cups frozen summer squash mix
• 1 teaspoons Mrs. Dash® Table Blend seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 

Preparation

1. Prepare bow-tie pasta per package instructions without adding salt. Drain.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside.
3. Add frozen squash to the skillet with chicken. Heat through.
4. Add Mrs. Dash® Table Blend seasoning and salt to chicken and squash.
5. Stir cooked pasta into chicken mixture. Add 1 tablespoon butter and stir until melted.
6. Divide into 4 portions and sprinkle each serving with 1/2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese before serving.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 332
• Protein: 20 g
• Carbohydrates: 36 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Cholesterol: 62 mg
• Sodium: 210 mg
• Potassium: 398 mg
• Phosphorus: 214 mg
• Calcium: 63 mg
• Fiber: 2.7 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1-1/2 meat
• 2 starch
• 1 vegetable
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2-1/2

Helpful Hints

• Adjust the amount of chicken for a high- or low-protein diet.
• Refrigerate leftover portions for a quick meal over the next few days or freeze for later.

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  Marjorie D. says:

Our families introduction to non-dialysis CKD foods. Deliscious surprise. We all loved it.

Reviewed: Sep. 08, 2009, 7:38 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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