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Chicken & Pasta With Orange-Basil Sauce

For this speedy, one-dish meal, purchase a rotisserie (deli-roasted) chicken or turkey breast. Serve with a tossed salad, Laura Lynn milk (low-fat) or 100% fruit juice and you have a nutritious meal for the whole family.

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup frozen Florida Orange Juice Concentrate, thawed
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 6 ounces dried rotini or corkscrew pasta
  • 1 16 ounce package of frozen PictSweet asparagus or PictSweet broccoli
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, snipped into pieces

Directions:

Sauce: Combine orange juice concentrate, chicken broth and cornstarch. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more.

In a large saucepan, cook pasta in boiling water for 5 minutes. Add frozen vegetables; return to boiling. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes more or until pasta and vegetables are tender. Drain; return to saucepan. Add sauce, chicken, basil and pepper to taste. Heat and toss until hot.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Info

  • Calories: 438
  • Protein: 31gms
  • Carbohydrates: 62grams
  • Fat: 7 grams
  • Cholesterol: 68mg
  • Fiber: 3 gms
  • Sodium: 190gm.