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    Chicken Pasta Primavera

    September 8, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

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    This Chicken Pasta Primavera is loaded with diced chicken, zucchini, squash, carrots, broccoli, garden fresh tomatoes…tossed in a Parmesan cheese sauce!

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    Chicken Pasta Primavera

    Delightful pasta packed with tons of fresh veggies!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time20 minutes
    Servings - 6 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 1 box piccolini farfalle pasta
    • 2 chicken breasts diced
    • 1 tsp 1 tsp olive oil
    • 1 medium zucchini squash cut into circles
    • 1 medium yellow squash cut into circles
    • 1/4 small yellow onion chopped
    • 1 head broccoli cut into florets
    • 2 carrot sticks peeled and chopped
    • 5 small tomatoes seeded and diced
    • 2 cloves garlic crushed
    • 3 Tbsp butter or margarine
    • 3 Tbsp flour
    • 2 cups milk
    • 3-4 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
    • Salt and pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    • In medium saucepan, cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and add to large serving bowl.
    • In large skillet, saute diced chicken in olive oil and salt and pepper for 6-8 minutes, stirring often. Once chicken has cooked through, transfer to plate.
    • Chop all veggies. Add chopped veggies to same skillet that cooked the chicken in.
    • Add all the veggies (except the tomatoes) to the same skillet that you sauteed the chicken and steam/saute for 3-4 minutes with 1/4 cup of water. Add the tomatoes during the last minute. Transfer to plate.
    • Make white sauce in the same skillet. See video for details! (Note: My videographer husband was still at work while I made this dinner, so sorry about the few spots that are jumpy!)
    • In large serving bowl, toss pasta, cooked chicken, sauteed veggies with Parmesan sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste…and extra Parmesan cheese if you like.
    • Serve Chicken Pasta Primavera.

    Note: This made a LOT of pasta…will easily feed us all for lunch tomorrow…and possibly beyond!

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    Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Recipes from the Garden, Skillet Dinner Recipes Tagged With: boneless skinless chicken breast, broccoli, carrots, yellow squash, zucchini

    Comments

    1. Donna says

      September 8, 2009 at 7:43 pm

      Your pasta primavera looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    2. Kim (Building Blocks Show) says

      September 8, 2009 at 7:51 pm

      Looks like we’re all thinking zucchini this week! Love the farmer’s market bargains.

      Reply
    3. Karen says

      September 8, 2009 at 8:07 pm

      Are there options for making it lighter? Im thinking the cheese is very heavy? Im guessing you can probably substitute almost anything, but it gives a good basis!

      Reply
    4. Kristen says

      September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

      Oh gosh this looks amazing! A wonderful idea to use up my fresh veggies in the garden!!

      Reply
    5. schroeder says

      September 9, 2009 at 7:21 am

      this looks yummy … unless it is blocked, i dont show a link to the video can you or anyone briefly explain how to make the sauce?

      S

      Reply
    6. Debbi says

      September 10, 2009 at 6:20 pm

      I made this tonight without the chicken as we had some small steaks with it. It was delicious. I added a red pepper but otherwise kept it about the same. I’ll for sure make this again! Thanks!

      Reply
    7. Gina says

      September 12, 2009 at 10:07 am

      Great simple recipe and what a bargain. I love the video, I can see your little one with a bowl on their head! How adorable!! Keep up the great work and all the best to your family. =)

      Reply
    8. Erin Kalajian says

      September 14, 2009 at 10:16 am

      I made this last night and it was delicious and have lots of left overs too. Thank you for the great ideas!!

      Reply
    9. Alyssa says

      September 17, 2009 at 4:25 pm

      Cooked this tonight! Wow it is a LOT of food and oh so yummy! Easy too.

      Reply
    10. Bev says

      October 5, 2009 at 4:39 pm

      Where do you shop? It would cost me nearly $4.00 to have just the chicken and broccoli, ON SALE! let alone get noodles and any other veggie. Thanks for a nice recipe though.

      Reply
    11. Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

      October 5, 2009 at 5:23 pm

      @Bev,

      Hey Bev,

      I live in Dayton, OH, and shop mostly at Kroger. I’m very fortunate to live in an area with great sale prices on food. Just last week chicken breasts were on sale $1.89/lb and a few weeks before that broccoli was $.77/4 heads! Those are just a few examples. I post my shopping trip each week with a copy of my grocery store’s ad. The goal is to buy what’s on sale and use as many coupons as I can for the items that are on sale, so I can get the best price for the products!

      Erin

      Reply
    12. Tat says

      October 6, 2009 at 5:58 pm

      The recipe sounds great, but I agree with Bev, there is absolutely no way on earth, this dinner would cost me anywhere near $5, if you go shopping where I live.

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        October 6, 2009 at 6:01 pm

        @Tat,

        I’m very fortunate to live in an area with low prices on food! Just keep your eyes peeled for the lowest prices you can find and shop the sales as best you can!

        Erin

        Reply
    13. The Koala Mom says

      October 8, 2009 at 11:36 pm

      My mouth is watering! Cannot wait to make this lovely dish.

      Reply
    14. Shannon Kerst says

      July 13, 2010 at 7:09 pm

      Made this tonight. Sooo good! Fed all 4 of us plus 3 lunch sized portions left over.

      Reply
    15. PastasticMatt says

      October 6, 2010 at 4:30 am

      Hi Erin – I was just writing up my Italian mamma-in-law’s version of pasta primavera and my site for info about this dish led me to your version and your wonderful(ly frugal) site. I love it; such a great theme!

      It’s interesting that this and some other primavera recipes I’ve spied include milk and butter to create a creamy sauce, as the recipe I was taught is oil about oil and soft-fried veggie cubes. Maybe the cream approach is the Italian-American difference? (I’m not American so just guessing!).

      Anyhoo, wonderful stuff. Primavera simply rocks!

      Reply
    16. Nicole says

      August 1, 2011 at 9:20 am

      We’re dairy free… what about a garlic/olive oil sauce for this?

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        August 1, 2011 at 1:29 pm

        That would totally work Nicole! Yum!

        Reply
    17. A says

      October 19, 2012 at 1:30 am

      thanks

      Reply
    18. Gina says

      October 17, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      How do you make the sauce?

      Reply

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