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Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale is for Dinner.

Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale takes several minutes to prepare.

Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale takes several minutes to cook.

Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale are:

Kale (4 cups)
Penne pasta (10 oz)
Garlic (4 cloves, minced)
Bell pepper (I prefer yellow or orange) (1 large)
Boneless skinless chicken breast (1 lb)

Here is how you make Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale:

Cut chicken into one inch pieces, chop bell pepper into thin one inch pieces, and shred kale. Mince garlic, heat small skillet, add garlic. Cook garlic three minutes over med-low heat. While garlic cooks, start water for pasta in a large sauce pan. Add chicken pieces to garlic, stir to cook thoroughly. Add pasta to boiling water, boil for 7 minutes, then add pepper pieces and kale, cook two minutes more. Drain water from pasta/kale/peppers. Add garlic. and chicken and stir. You can serve as is, sometimes I add pesto and a tablespoon of olive oil. Top with whatever cheeses you may desire.Serving Size: makes 5 2-cup servings (didn't measure after cooking)Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TINABUCCH.

The nutritional information for Garlic Chicken Penne with Kale is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 257.2

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 8.8 mg
• Sodium: 31.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 12.5 g