Tarragon and Chicken Pasta (Cooking for 2)

Very Healthy
Health score
100%
Tarragon and Chicken Pasta (Cooking for 2)
25 min.
2
294kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup broccoli florets 
  • 0.5 cup carrots thinly sliced
  • 0.8 cup roasted chicken cooked
  • 1.5 teaspoons cornstarch 
  • 0.5 cup skim milk fat-free (skim)
  • clove garlic finely chopped
  • 2.3 ounces mostaccioli pasta uncooked
  • ounces mushrooms sliced
  • 0.1 teaspoon salt 
  • 1.3 ounces pkt spinach shredded
  • ounce swiss cheese shredded reduced-fat

Equipment

  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. In 3-quart saucepan, cook pasta as directed on package-except add mushrooms, broccoli and carrot during the last 4 minutes of cooking.
  2. Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix milk, cornstarch, tarragon, salt and garlic. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in remaining ingredients until cheese is melted and spinach is wilted.
  3. Drain pasta mixture; toss with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Calories294kcal
Protein35.72%
Fat15.65%
Carbs48.63%

Properties

Glycemic Index
124.04
Glycemic Load
12.41
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
27.957391344983%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.35mg
Kaempferol
2.99mg
Myricetin
0.11mg
Quercetin
1.54mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:294.43kcal
14.72%
Fat:5.12g
7.87%
Saturated Fat:1.61g
10.04%
Carbohydrates:35.76g
11.92%
Net Carbohydrates:32.39g
11.78%
Sugar:6.97g
7.74%
Cholesterol:46.17mg
15.39%
Sodium:286.05mg
12.44%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:26.27g
52.55%
Vitamin A:7317.27IU
146.35%
Vitamin K:113.14µg
107.75%
Selenium:41.08µg
58.69%
Phosphorus:386.33mg
38.63%
Vitamin C:28.52mg
34.57%
Vitamin B3:6.9mg
34.49%
Manganese:0.6mg
30.1%
Vitamin B2:0.48mg
28.17%
Calcium:272.97mg
27.3%
Vitamin B6:0.49mg
24.44%
Potassium:723.84mg
20.68%
Folate:72.5µg
18.13%
Vitamin B5:1.74mg
17.41%
Zinc:2.58mg
17.2%
Magnesium:67.25mg
16.81%
Copper:0.32mg
15.82%
Fiber:3.37g
13.47%
Vitamin B12:0.76µg
12.71%
Vitamin B1:0.19mg
12.46%
Iron:2.06mg
11.46%
Vitamin E:0.8mg
5.33%
Vitamin D:0.77µg
5.15%