Chicken Pistachio Lumaconi
Ingredients
Chicken Pistachio Lumaconi
Tomato Sauce
Food Safety
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Steps
Sauté garlic & zucchini with olive oil until tender.
Add cream cheese into pot with garlic and zucchini.
Add heavy cream, whisking until cream cheese melts into cream.
Add chicken, pistachio nuts, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Set mixture aside.
To make the tomato sauce, sauté garlic in oil until tender. Take care not to burn it!
Using a blender, blend the diced tomatoes, then add to pot with garlic.
Stir in salt, pepper, sugar, and basil.
Simmer about 10 minutes until flavours are combined.
Cook pasta according to package directions, then rinse with cold water.
Spread the bottom of a casserole dish with a third of the tomato sauce.
Stuff the pasta shells with the chicken and cream cheese mixture.
When all shells are stuffed, cover them with the remaining tomato basil sauce.
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
Cover dish with tin foil. Cook at 375ºF (190ºC) for about 60 minutes, uncovering the dish for the last 10 minutes.
Nutrition Info
| Per 240 g serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 470 |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Sodium | 360 mg |
| Per 240 g serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 11 |
| Calcium | 15 |
| Iron | 15 |
| Vitamin A | 20 |
| Vitamin C | 30 |
| Vitamin B6 | 20 |
| Vitamin B12 | 19 |
| Folate | 43 |
| Zinc | 17 |
