Week 11: Chicken Pasta with Creamy Basil Sauce

A new use for yogurt. I would not have thought to use yogurt as a sauce, but it turned out good.  Next time I would probably add a few more spices as the dish was a little too mellow for my taste.

 

Ingredients:

3 cups Bow-tie pasta

2 cups broccoli florets

1 pound boneless chicken breast

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1cupchicken broth

1 teaspoon sugar

1 red pepper

4-5 mushrooms

¾ cup plain yogurt

3 – 4 tablespoons chopped basil

 

Directions:

1.          Cook pasta according to directions.  Add broccoli during the last 4 minutes of cooking. Drain.

2.          Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder and pepper, and cook to no longer pink.

3.         In bowl mix cornstarch, sugar and broth.  Add broth mixture, mushrooms and red peppers to skillet:  cook 4 minutes until sauce has thickened. 

4.         Stir in pasta, broccoli, yogurt and basil. Heat over low heat until just hot (do not boil)

 

 

 

Until next week:  COOK ON!