Chicken Parmesan Pasta is not only a quick and easy meal but a delicious one the whole family can enjoy. I love that it is all cooked in one pan, making clean up simple, and takes just 30 minutes from start to finish! Savory chicken is flavored with Italian spices, and paired with al dente pasta and a tangy tomato pasta sauce to create this easy meal.
Feel free to add in some vegetables to bulk it up too. I used my zero point homemade vegetable tomato sauce to keep points low, but store bought pasta sauce works when you’re in a pinch. This pasta dish will give you a comforting, flavorful dish without being packed with useless calories. With a veggie based pasta sauce, and a healthy pasta, this dish is a powerhouse of nutrients. It’s the perfect meal to boost your immune system on these cold, winter nights! It’s warm, filling, easy to make, and will please anyone you’re feeding.
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
It’s low in points for such a satisfying meal.
Normally a bowl of pasta would cost you more than your day’s worth of points, but not this recipe! You can get back on the pasta loving train with just five points per serving.
Chicken parmesan pasta is full of amazing Italian flavors.
This dish is flavored with Italian herbs, savory garlic, and melted sharp cheese. It’s delectable and you will want to go back for seconds!
It’s the perfect weeknight meal.
Because clean up is easy, and it takes under 30 minutes to whip up, this recipe is a better option than a drive through meal. Because it’s healthy too!
Ingredients you need to make Chicken Parmesan Pasta:
- 1 lb ground chicken, weighed raw
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 2 cups pasta sauce (I used my zero point veggie pasta sauce)
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups of pasta
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan
- ½ cup reduced fat shredded mozzarella
How to make Chicken Parmesan Pasta (step by step):
- In a large frying pan or skillet, cook the ground chicken and add in a dash of salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Remove the chicken from the pan once it is fully cooked.
- Spray a little bit of cooking spray into the pan and add the diced garlic. Let the garlic cook for a few minutes then add in the tomato sauce and water. Bring the sauce to a boil and then turn it down to medium-low (you want it to simmer).
- Add in the pasta and chicken and let cook for about 20 minutes or until pasta is cooked to your liking.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, and ¼ cup of the reduced fat mozzarella.
- Turn off the heat, top it with the remaining mozzarella and serve.
Makes 6 (1 cup) servings. Nutrition info for 1 serving: Calories 289, Fat 11 g, Saturated fat 3.5 g, Carbs 27 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugars 4 g, Sodium 481 mg, Protein 23 g.
WW Points
- Ground chicken 0 points
- Italian seasoning 0 points
- Salt and pepper 0 points
- Garlic cloves 0 points
- Pasta sauce 7 points (storebought) or this zero point veggie pasta sauce
- Cooked pasta 15 points
- Grated parmesan 5 points
- Reduced fat shredded mozzarella 5 points
5 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator. 4 points per serving if you use the zero point veggie pasta sauce.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Personal Points- 3-7 depending on your 0PP foods
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 5 using WW recipe builder *Substitute whole wheat pasta and points for purple is 3SP
Smart Points- (green) 7 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 7 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- Feel free to bulk it up by adding in some vegetables. Add the veggies in when you put the garlic in the pan.
- You can add fresh herbs like chopped basil to boost the flavor.
Tips and Tricks for Making Chicken Parmesan Pasta:
- You can make this recipe even faster by using pre-cooked pasta! Just don’t cook the entire dish for 20 minutes. It will only need a few minutes to heat through.
- Use Banza pasta to add fiber and protein to chicken parmesan pasta. It makes it gluten-free as well.
- This pasta dish freezes really well. I suggest dividing up the servings into individual ziploc bags, so it makes it easy to pull out a meal as needed. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight, then reheat in a pan on the stove. You may need to add a little water to help it all come back together.
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Chicken Parmesan Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken, weighed raw
- 2 tsp italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 2 cups pasta sauce, I used my zero point veggie pasta sauce
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups of pasta, Included picture of my brand, SP for pasta was 24 to compare
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- In a large frying pan or skillet, cook the ground chicken and add in a dash of salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Remove the chicken from the pan once it is fully cooked.
- Spray a little bit of cooking spray into the pan and add the diced garlic. Let the garlic cook for a few minutes then add in the tomato sauce and water. Bring the sauce to a boil and then turn down to medium-low (you want it to simmer).
- Add in the pasta and chicken and let cook for about 20 minutes or until pasta is cooked to your liking.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, and ¼ cup of the reduced-fat mozzarella.
- Turn off the heat, top it with the remaining mozzarella and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
In my town all I can find is regular pasta how does that change the points
My guess is it won’t affect it much I did list the points for my pasta in the recipe so you can compare
What SP calculator do you use?
Hi Sarah I use the one on the WW app.. I build the recipe to figure out freestyle points, then I also build the recipe in My Fitness Pal to get the nutritional numbers, I then run those numbers through the WW app calculator to get the old SP values, if the recipe has fruits/veggies in it (which are free on old SP/PP) I enter the nutri numbers before those ingredients are worked into the equation if that makes sense 🙂
Thank you!
3 cups pasta cooked or uncooked? Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Sarah, you are adding the pasta to the pot uncooked as it is a one pot recipe so it will cook when you add it 🙂
Have you found a low point pasta sauce that you would recommend if you dont have the time to make your zero point pasta sauce first?
Hi Natalie, not really, they are all pretty standard, best advice is to just scan away at the grocery store and you might find a hidden gem haha
What percentage fat free was the ground chicken you used.
Hi Danielle, I just buy whatever I can get my hands on, sometimes its 97% sometimes I can find 99, but I don’t stress about it
Would you be able to use already shredded chicken breast in this recipe?
Yes you definitely can
What is the best way to freeze this? Transfer all to one dish or single portions? This is great, thank you!
where did you find the pasta? I went to amazon and searched “blue menu blue” but nothing came up.
Hi Jackie, I am in Canada and PC is a Canadian brand, but most pasta is similar in points
Do you cover it when the pasta is cooking?
No I did not cover
Love this recipe! Thank you so much it was so easy with great flavor
You are very welcome, so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
If I use your home made pasta sauce does that change the points at all for blue program?
Hi Tammy, as stated in recipe I used my zero point sauce so points are already taking that into account 🙂
Could you use just plain tomato sauce ? (Ie – huntz Canned).
Yes you definitely can