Creamy Chicken Primavera

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Sep. 23, 2022
A creamy homemade sauce seasoned with basil and garlic coats this terrific combination of leftover chicken, pepper strips and pasta. "I love to make this dish...it's fast and easy," reports Lisa Dato of Franklin Park, Illinois.
Creamy Chicken Primavera Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 cup julienned sweet red pepper
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 grilled boneless skinless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Hot cooked angel hair pasta

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, saute the red pepper, mushrooms, onions and garlic in butter. Add the cream, basil, chicken and salt; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Serve over pasta.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 602 calories, 57g fat (35g saturated fat), 230mg cholesterol, 197mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 17g protein.