This dish uses whole wheat penne, lean chicken breast, buffalo sauce, nonfat cream cheese and blue cheese, and ranch seasoning. The perfect healthy meal when you are craving buffalo chicken!
Ingredients
2lbs.boneless, skinless chicken breast,cut into 1-inch pieces
salt,to taste
black pepper,to taste
1/2tbspextra virgin olive oil
11 oz.packet ranch seasoning mix
2cupsreduced-sodium chicken broth
1cupwater
2tbspbuffalo wing sauce
8oz.whole grain penne noodles,dry
18 oz.package fat-free cream cheese
1/4cupreduced-fat blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the oil and chicken, cooking for 2-4 minutes, browning all sides.
Sprinkle the ranch packet over the chicken, stirring together to coat, then add the chicken broth, water, buffalo sauce, and penne to the skillet.
Cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer, cooking until the penne is done and the sauce has thickened slightly, 16-18 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut the cream cheese into cubes. When the penne is done, stir in the cream cheese until fully melted.
Garnish each serving with reduced-fat blue cheese crumbles.