Pasta Primavera with Chicken

Pasta Primavera with Chicken

4 carrots, peeled and sliced                           1/8 cup olive oil

2 zucchini, sliced and quartered                    ¼ tsp thyme          

1 red pepper, cut into small pieces                 ¼ tsp marjoram

2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced             ¼ tsp oregano

¼ tsp garlic powder                                        ¼ tsp basil

8 oz noodles, cooked and drained                  ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1.    Preheat Oven and Prepare Veggies: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut up veggies as stated above. Place veggies on a large cookie sheet. Drizzle olive oil over veggies. Sprinkle thyme, marjoram, oregano and basil over veggies. Mix veggies in oil and spices so the veggies are evenly coated.  

     

2.    Bake Veggies: Cook veggies for about 15 minutes (stirring them half way through the baking time). You want the veggies to bake but still be a little firm. A good test is to try a carrot, if it is to your liking, then the rest should be good as well.

3.    Cook Chicken and Noodles: Cook the noodles as directed on package (in a large pot). Any noodles will do. We used shell macaroni. Cook the chicken with the garlic powder to give it a little flavor (you can add other spices if your bladder can handle it).When chicken and noodles are finished cooking, drain the extra juices/water.

4.    Mix together: Return the noodles to the pot. Add in the chicken and the veggies. Mix all the items together. Then add the mozzarella cheese (you could sub this for grated parmesan if your bladder can handle it), and mix again. Serve immediately.

Notes: Tonight I was really wanting to try something new. I had a whole bunch of veggies and remembered that a friend said I might enjoy "Pasta Primavera." So I decided that it might be fun to try out. As I researched recipes most of them used chicken broth or heavy cream. Since I am new at this whole IC thing, I'm not always sure what is or isn't good for me to eat. The IC website says that you can use homemade chicken broth, but I haven't quite figured that one out. As far as the heavy cream goes, I am not too sure if it is okay to use (feel free to let me know how these items work for you). So anyway, I kept searching and found a recipe similar to the one I used. The original recipe used tons more veggies, including onions (some recipes also used tomato) and parmesan cheese (instead of mozzarella). It also didn't contain chicken, but I have been trying to get a little more protein in my diet since there is so little we actually can eat. Anyway, I am doing all I can to try and find the safest, yummiest IC recipes, so I just played around and this is what we had for dinner tonight. It was actually super easy and super yummy. You could really use whatever veggies you want. I do have to say I loved the peppers and the carrots most. The carrots provided a sweet flavor and the peppers gave the pasta a little zest. I was truly amazed at just how yummy the dish turned out! It is also quite healthy, which is a bonus. Even my hubby loved it. I will definitely be making this again sometime. Hope you enjoy it too :)