Chicken Broccoli Pasta

Chicken Broccoli Pasta with Greek Yogurt Sauce

sauté chicken strips with some garlic and white wine

Bring a pot of water to boil and then drop in broccoli, cook only 3-4 minutes until tender but not mushy!

Sauté more garlic in butter, and add tender broccoli and a can of rinsed garbanzo beans and some salt and pepper. add 1/2 cup white wine. Once it gets to boiling, turn it off and let cool slightly. Add in 1 cup plain Greek yogurt and a cup of shredded Parmesan and stir to combine. Toss with cooked pasta and the chicken (can serve chicken on side if not everyone eats meat).

Pesto Sweet Potato Lasagna

Pesto Sweet Potato Lasagna

Make a healthy pesto with basil, spinach, walnuts and olive oil. I leave out the usual Parmesan side the lasagna has so much cheese.

Roast slices of peeled sweet potato at 450 until tender 

Turn oven to 375

Mix together ricotta, an egg, sprinkle of nutmeg and salt

Layer from the bottom: pesto, no-boil noodles, ricotta, sliced Kalamata olives, sweet potato, pesto, noodles, ricotta, sweet potatoes, pesto, noodles, shredded cheese (cheddar, Gouda, mozzarella, Parmesan, etc)

Cover and bake for 50 min. Uncover and bake for another 10.