My Food: Clean Eating Chicken Tex Mex Alfredo Pasta

  

Yum! We loved this recipe from the Gracious Pantry!  When I looked at the ingredients, I wasn’t too sure about it, but it really was delicious. A clean twist on a Tex-Mex dish… so good!

Yields: 8 servings

Ingredients:

½ pound cooked whole wheat pasta
3 cooked, large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, shred or cubed

Sauce Ingredients:

1 (16 ounce) container plain, low-fat cottage cheese
½ cup salsa, no sugar added
1 dash cumin (optional)
1 dash chili powder (optional)

Topping suggestions:
Chopped, fresh tomatoes
Chunks of avocado
Fresh cilantro
Olives
Shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. In a double boiler, liquefy the cottage cheese. With some brands, this may not happen completely. You’ll still have chunks of cottage cheese left, but that’s ok – you’ll be blending it anyway.
2. Put the warm cottage cheese and the rest of the sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If you feel the sauce is too thick, feel free to add a splash or two of milk until you reach your desired consistency
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine your pasta, chicken, and any toppings you’d like to add. Mix well.
4. Put your pasta mix on a plate and pour some sauce over the top to serve. Serve quickly as the sauce cools fast.

Note: If using avocados, you may want to top the sauce with the avocado, as mixing it in can make it rather mushy.  In fact, when I made mine, I added all of the toppings at the end rather than combining them in step 3.