After making two desserts for Easter I decided a Weight Watcher’s recipe was due to be posted which I have adapted. I do not think I ever follow a recipe 100 % as a I always seem to add or change something. This dish is part of my backlog of recipes that I made during the past year or two and never posted. You know how it is, there was always something better to post! This pasta dish with a red sauce has lots of good flavors including the addition of some bacon crumbled up.
Weight Watcher's Linguine with Chicken and Tomato Ragu
- 5 oz. uncooked linguine
- 2 center-cut bacon slices
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 (28 oz.) can unsalted whole tomatoes in puree, undrained (I used a can of crushed tomatoes)
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded (see cooking method below)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 oz. (1/4 cup) shaved Pecorino Romano cheese
This time I used chicken tenderloins and marinated them for a couple of hours in 1/4 cup olive oil, juice from half of a lemon, a little salt, pepper and garlic powder. I cooked them on my indoor grill pan; if the weather is nice I like to grill them on my outdoor electric grill instead.
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Fry bacon slices until crisp; drain and crumble up. Add the onion to the drippings in the skillet and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
Chop up the tomatoes with kitchen shears and add to the onion. If you use crushed tomatoes you do not have to do this step. Cook a few minutes or until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Add bacon, chicken and next 3 ingredients and cook a few minutes or until heated through; stir in cooked pasta. Divide mixture among 4 plates and top with shaved cheese.
Weight Watcher’s 9 PointsPlus for 1-1/2 cups pasta mixture and 1 tbsp. cheese
Recipe by cooking with aunt juju http://cookingwithauntjuju.com/2014/04/28/weight-watcher…nd-tomato-ragu/
This recipe sounds delicious!
Any time I post a WW recipe it is always good and usually very easy to make 🙂
Great pasta dish, Judi! The ingredients sound simple, yet full of flavor. I’m adding the linguine to my grocery list right now… I too, could use a lighter meal!
Thanks Nancy – I always turn to a WW recipe when I need to “behave” and on Easter I did not! A sister cooked and all I had to bring was dessert and some wine 🙂
Ahhh…dessert and wine…two of my favorite things. 😉 Well, this recipe will certainly help me out in trying to erase my Easter indiscretions!
So many perfect ingredients in this dish, it must be good… Bacon, cheese, pasta, basil!!
Thank you – one can usually tell if a recipe is good by just the ingredients and even though this is a WW recipe it has a lot of flavor.
This sounds great!
WW recipes are always easy and many are good! They show you where you can cut back 🙂
Tasty and healthy? Winner winner chicken dinner! Thanks for sharing, Judi! 🙂
I am always looking for tasty and healty pasta recipes Patty 🙂