This chicken and kale pappardelle pasta is one of our favorites.  It is a bit of a sleeper visually.  Don’t be fooled.  Although the ingredients seem basic the combination of the chard, asiago cheese, and as you are soon to find out, sherry…. make for a special taste experience!

Cook Time: 45 Min  •  Serves: 5  •  Calories: 518  •  Total Fat: 22 grams  •  Protein: 28 grams

Pappardelle pasta with shredded chicken breast, fresh kale, in a sherry sauce with fresh grated Asagio cheese

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ lb. green Swiss chard
• ½ lb. Kale
• 1 medium lemon
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/3 cup dry sherry
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup shredded asiago cheese, divided
• shredded chicken meat (1 pound shredded rotisserie chicken)
• 1/2 pound of pappardelle pasta or one package

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Bring a large pot of  lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.  Meanwhile, trim the stems and ribs from swiss chard.  Cut the leaves crosswise into 1/3 inch wide ribbons.  Peel out any rubbery outer leaves from the kale and cut out the tough core, discarding both.  Slice the remaining leaves crosswise into 1/3 inch wide ribbons.
2. Finely shred a zest of lemon and then set aside the zest.  Juice the lemon and set aside 3 tbsp. of juice.
3. Heat oil in a 12-in. frying pan over medium heat. Add fresh garlic and cook it until it is mildly fragrant.  This takes about 1 to 2 minutes.  Increase heat to medium-high at this point and  add the chicken broth, sherry, chard, kale, and lemon zest.  Cook everything until the greens are tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Next, add your cream and half of the asiago cheese and stir combining everything.
5. Stir in the shredded chicken and cook it until it is warmed through.  Next stir in the lemon juice and season the sauce mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Meanwhile cook papparedelle in boiling water, uncovered, until tender to the bite.
7. Drain the noodles then add them to the frying pan with the sauce!
8. Sometimes, visually, pasta is best served in a smaller bowl.. try it out!  Final step?  Sprinkle the remaining asiago over the top of the pasta!

ENJOY!

Look below for all the nutrition facts as well as a break down of the nutrition for all the ingredients!

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  Diabetic Friendly    Nut Free

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