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PrintBite with Belkys: Fit for Life Chicken Penne Pasta
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Ivonne Amor
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If you're cutting out the carbs, you probably avoid pasta like it's the plague. But, we all have cravings once in a while. Tonight, a quick and easy penne pasta dish -- that will please your pallate, without breaking your diet. It's time to grab A Bite With Belkys.
The Chef: Leo Espaillat
The Restaurant: Bites on Wheels
The Dish: Fit for Life Chicken Penne Pasta
-19 net carbs, 42 grams protein, 11 grams fiber
Ingredients:
-1 medium red pepper, diced
-1/4 cup fat-free sun-dried tomatoes
-1/2 large red onion, diced
-1 regular tomato, diced
-3 cloves garlic
-1 whole skinless & boneless chicken breast, cut into strips
-3 strips of 99% fat free turkey bacon
-1/2 cup low carb penne pasta
-1 teaspoon basil
-lite salt to taste
-black pepper to taste
-1 tablespoon fat free parmesan cheese
-no-salt herb seasoning to taste
Directions:
-Boil the pasta according to box directions. In a hot saute pan, add fat free margarine, red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, tomato, garlic and turkey bacon. Then season this with basil, black pepper, fat free parmesan cheese, a blend of no-salt herbs, lite salt. Finally add the chicken and the pasta.
-To plate the dish put the pasta on a plate, then sprinkle with shredded carrots and more parmesan cheese.
Serves 1-2
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Contact: bnerey@wsvn.com
Bites on Wheels
6815 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL
305-758-2788