A friend gave me a recipe for chicken a couple weeks ago, but she prefaced by saying that it was delicious but very high calorie and could use a few substitutions. Challenge Accepted (channeling Barney Stinson).
Mission accomplished (channeling anyone except G.W.).
I don't know what the original dish tasted like, and I assume my version has a lighter flavor, but it was excellent. Verdict: yummy. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture, but it's one of those meals that is all the same color anyhow so it won't photograph near as good as it tastes. Trust me. If you need something easy, filling and tasty you should try this one out. 3-4 servings at 471-628 per serving. The new dish has 30% of the calories of the original, not accounting for serving differences (because I have no idea how many people the original fed).
Lighter Baked Poppyseed Chicken Spaghetti
8oz whole wheat linguine, cooked and drained
2 chicken breast, boiled and shredded
1 can cream of chicken
1 can water (chicken broth only adds 20-30 calories and would give a stronger flavor)
6oz nonfat plain yogurt (I used regular but greek would probably be better)
poppyseeds
mix all and place in 9x9 pan.
topping
1/2 sleeve whole wheat ritz, crushed
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
3 tbs butter, melted
Mix together and crumble on top of the casserole. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Baked at 350 for 30 minutes until topping is browned and filling is bubbly.
Serve with a side of something green and steamed. hehe.
2 comments:
My SIL makes a Poppyseed Chicken Casserole. Since I'm not a fan of poppyseeds for some reason and cannot stand the concept of cream of chicken soup, I make it with cream of mushroom (I used to add sour cream, but began leaving that out recently) and add fresh or canned mushrooms to the mixture. I do the Ritz and usually leave off the butter. My husband occasionally mixes in sliced almonds to the topping (which is GREAT, but those almonds are expensive, so I don't do that often.)
Sometimes, I serve it over brown rice to bulk it up a bit.
(BTW, have you gotten the SteamFresh brown rice? It's great and EASY since you just pop it in the micro for 4 minutes and serve.)
I haven't gotten the steamfresh, but I'll definitely pick some up for the times I forget to soak the rice ahead of time. The soaking makes it much better.
As for poppyseeds, I'm not a fan but I also see them as fairly pointless. They can easily be left out; I honestly can say I have no idea why they are in this. It tastes good without.
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