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This Weight Watchers Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a delicious and easy weeknight meal that your entire family will love! I’ve altered this popular dish to be a healthy, WW recipe without sacrificing the creamy and indulgent pasta dish.
If you’re losing weight with WW, this recipe is filling and satisfying. I calculate points based on the ingredients that I use, not by nutrition information. This is the most accurate way to count, as stated by Weight Watchers.
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Ingredients in Weight Watchers Tuscan Chicken Pasta
These ingredients will give you the lowest WW points. If you substitute any of the ingredients, please recalculate your points.
- Sun-dried tomatoes (without oil): In a pinch, you can swap out the sun-dried tomatoes with halved grape tomatoes.
- Seasonings & Spices Minced garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and fresh basil.
- Chicken: While I prefer chicken breast, you can substitute with turkey and keep your WW points relatively low.
- Whole Wheat Pasta: It’s less processed than traditional pasta and takes more energy for your body to break down (which keeps you full for longer!).
- Fat Free chicken broth: If you don’t have broth on hand, you can use water.
- Fat free cottage cheese and fat free Greek yogurt: When blended together, this combination replicates heavy cream while adding protein and keeping your points down. To keep this a Weight Watchers friendly recipe, use fat free.
- Spinach: If you don’t care for spinach, I recommend either cutting it into small pieces so it’s hidden or skipping it entirely.
- Fresh basil
- Fat Free Parmesan cheese: Grab a wedge of fresh and grate it yourself.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Lightly spray the pot with olive oil or cooking spray and set to sauté. Once the pot is hot, add tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Cook until fragrant, and stir using a wooden spoon or spatula.
- Add diced chicken and brown it on all sides for 3-5 minutes. This will prevent the chicken from sticking together when under pressure.
- Add the whole wheat noodles and chicken broth to the pot. Stir and pat down pasta, making sure the pasta is mostly covered in liquid.
- If you need to add more water/broth, you can do so now.
- Close and lock the lid and turn the pressure valve to Sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 3 minutes.
- While the pasta is cooking, blend the Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese together in a blender until smooth and set aside.
- When the cook time is complete, quick release the pressure by moving the black valve on your pot from Sealing to Venting. Be careful, there will be steam that releases. When it’s done releasing pressure, remove the lid.
- Drain any extra liquid (set aside 1/4 cup of the liquid) before adding more ingredients, or your finished recipe will be watery.
- Add the spinach and fresh basil to the pot and stir until the leaves have wilted. Allow the recipe to cool for a few minutes so the dairy doesn’t curdle.
- Add the blended yogurt, cottage cheese, and parmesan mixture to the pot and stir gently until evenly mixed.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Lightly spray a skillet with cooking oil, then add tomatoes, garlic, Italian herbs, and pepper. Sauté over high heat for 30 seconds or so.
- Next, add your cubed chicken and brown for 1-2 minutes until the chicken no longer sticks together.
- Place all of the contents of your skillet into your crockpot, and add the chicken broth.
- Cover the pot and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours to cook the chicken.
- About 20 minutes before you’d like to eat, boil the pasta in a separate pot according to package directions. Once cooked, drain and add to the Crockpot.
- Drain any excess liquid (set aside 1/4 cup) and add spinach and basil. Stir until spinach is wilted.
- Blend cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese in a blender until smooth, and add the mixture to the Crockpot.
- If needed, add the additional pasta water to your recipe and stir. Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
Stovetop Instructions
- Lightly spray a deep skillet or large pot with cooking oil, then add the tomatoes, garlic, Italian herbs, and black pepper. Sauté over high heat for 30 seconds.
- Next, add cubed chicken breast and brown for 1-2 minutes until the chicken no longer sticks together.
- Add the pasta and chicken broth to the skillet. Stir and make sure all the noodles are just covered. Set aside ay extra broth. Once the broth begins to boil, cover your skillet and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the pasta is cooked, add spinach and basil. Stir until spinach is wilted, then drain any excess liquid from the pan, setting aside about 1/4 cup of the pasta water in case you need it later.
- Blend the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese in a blender until smooth, and add to the pan.
- If needed to thin out the sauce, add the extra pasta water and give it a stir. Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
Recipe Tips
- Cut your chicken into one-inch cubes or ½ inch thick slices so that it cooks quickly and evenly.
- If you’re using dried basil, you only need 1 tsp. Add it during step one along with the rest of the spices.
- For meal prep, cook per the instructions and refrigerate or freeze in individual serving size containers.
- Blending the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt together in a blender will remove the chunks from the cottage cheese and reduce the tang from the Greek yogurt. A blender or food processor is important in this recipe, otherwise your finished recipe will have chunks in it and taste a little more like Greek yogurt.
Weight Watchers Points
This creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta is one of my favorite Weight Watchers Chicken Recipes and makes 6 equal servings (approximately 1 1/3 cup servings).
Each serving counts as 5 Points on the 2023 Plan | 7 Blue Plan Points | 10 Green Plan Points | 2 Purple Plan Points using fat free parmesan, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt.
Divide the recipe into 6 equal servings for your most accurate portion size–especially if you use different shaped pasta, as they all expand to a different size when cooked.
More Weight Watchers Meals
In addition to this pasta, there are a ton of delicious Weight Watchers dinner recipes (including a ton of Weight Watchers pasta recipes) right here on this site.
Weight Watchers Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Swedish Meatballs
- Chicken Alfredo
- Philly Cheesesteak Pasta
- Homemade Hamburger Helper
- Healthy White Chicken Chili
Weight Watchers Crock Pot Recipes
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Weight Watchers Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Approximate Serving Size: 1 1/3 cups
Servings 6 servings
This Weight Watchers Tuscan Chicken Pasta is an easy weeknight meal! Make this WW dinner recipe in the Instant Pot, Crockpot, or on the stove. Updated 2023 Points Included.
Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Immersion Blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes without oil, or you can use halved grape tomatoes
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 3 tbsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 lbs chicken breast diced into 1-inch cubes
- 12 oz whole wheat pasta
- 3 cups chicken broth fat free, 1 cup only for Crockpot method.
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt fat-free plain
- ¾ cup cottage cheese fat-free
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 2 tbsp fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
- ⅔ cup parmesan cheese grated, fat free
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Lightly spray the pot with cooking spray and press the sauté button. Once your pot is hot, add tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Cook until just fragrant using a wooden spoon or spatula to prevent sticking. ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes 1 tbsp garlic 3 tbsp Italian seasoning ¼ tsp black pepper
- Add chicken to the pot. Brown chicken on all sides for 3-5 minutes. 2 lbs chicken breast
- Add the whole wheat noodles and chicken broth to the pot. Stir and make sure all of the pasta is pushed below the liquid. 12 oz whole wheat pasta 3 cups chicken broth
- Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
- While the pasta is cooking, blend the Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese together until smooth and set aside. ¾ cup Greek yogurt ¾ cup cottage cheese ⅔ cup parmesan cheese
- When the cook time is complete, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Drain extra liquid, if necessary – but set it aside in case you need it later.
- Add spinach and fresh basil to the pot and stir until the leaves have wilted. Allow the pasta to cool for a minute or two so the dairy doesn't curdle. 2 cups baby spinach 2 tbsp fresh basil
- Add the Greek yogurt mixture, then stir until mixed. If your sauce is thick, add the pasta water to your pot and stir.
Crock Pot Instructions:
- Lightly spray a skillet with cooking oil, then add tomatoes, garlic, Italian herbs, and pepper. Sauté over high heat for 30 seconds.
- Next, add the cubed chicken and brown for 1-2 minutes until chicken no longer sticks together.
- Place all of the contents of your skillet into your crockpot, and add chicken broth.
- Cover with the lid and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours.
- About 20 minutes before you'd like to eat, boil noodles in a separate pot on the stove according to package directions. Once cooked, drain them and add to the CrockPot.
- Once the cook time is complete, add your spinach and basil Stir until spinach is wilted. Drain the excess liquid from the pot, but set aside 1/4 in case you need it later.
- Blend cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese until smooth, and then add to the pot.
- Stir in additional pasta water if needed and serve immediately, topped with fresh basil.
Stovetop Instructions:
- Lightly spray a large skillet or pot with cooking oil, then add tomatoes, garlic, Italian herbs, and pepper. Sauté over high heat for 30 seconds.
- Next, add cubed chicken to the skillet and brown for 1-2 minutes until chicken no longer sticks together.
- Add the pasta and chicken broth to the skillet, stir, and make sure all the noodles are just covered. Once the noodles are covered, set the remaining broth aside. Once the broth begins to boil, cover your skillet and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the pasta is cooked, add spinach and basil. Stir until the spinach is wilted. Drain any excess liquid from the pan, but reserve 1/4 cup in case you need it later.
- Blend the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese until smooth, then add to the pan.
- Stir in the additional pasta water if needed, and serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
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Notes
These ingredients will give you the lowest WW points. If you substitute any of the fat free ingredients, please recalculate your points.
Weight Watcher Plan Points:
Weight Watcher Plan Points:
- 7 Blue Plan Points | 10 Green Plan Points | 2 Purple Plan Points
- The points for the new 2022/2023 points plan is 5 points per serving (using fat free parmesan, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt).
- Cut your chicken into one-inch cubes or ½ inch thick slices so that it cooks quickly and evenly.
- You can substitute the sun-dried tomatoes with fresh grape tomatoes. Just cut them in half and sauté in step one below.
- If you’re using dried basil you will only need 1 tsp. Make sure and add it during step one along with the rest of the spices.
- For meal prep, cook per the instructions and refrigerate or freeze in individual serving size containers.
Nutrition
Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 955mg | Potassium: 1210mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1231IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 282mg | Iron: 5mg
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What is the measurement of a serving? (in cups or oz)
About 1 1/2 cups :)
Do I add the chicken (only cooked for 2 minutes) to the crock pot with everything else and then cook for 4 hours or do I have to fully cook the chicken
You just want to brown the chicken for 1-2 minutes on a skillet. Once it’s browned you add it to your crockpot with the sun dried tomato mix and broth, and cook it for the full cook time (2-3 hrs on high -or- 4-5 hrs on low).
Do I buy dehydrated sundried tomatoes or sundried tomatoes in something other than oil ?
Mine have no oil, but they’re not dehydrated! If all you can find is in oil, just drain them as best as you can :)
Or use a can of well-drained diced tomatoes. That’s what I used, and it was good.
I used dehydrated sundried tomatoes and did not sear the chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot for 4 hours and then shredded the chicken. My 2 year old grandson was hungry, so he ate some of the shredded chicken, while I added the spinach, cottate cheese and greek yogurt. Served as a side to him, and he wanted more chicken and pasta. First time he has every wanted seconds of anything!
This is super great and is in my IP right now! I used chickpea pasta to cut back a little on carbs. I am not sure how that will change the points.
Hi Katherine,
I’m so glad you like it! I just calculated the recipe with chickpea pasta and it didn’t change the points at all. It’s added more protein and fiber, though! :)
Am I supposed to drain the chicken stock before adding the yogurt/cottage cheese mixture?
There shouldn’t be a bunch left–how are you cooking this?
How about SP’s for Green plan?
Hi Geri,
I haven’t converted all my recipes with green and purple counts yet. You can use the Weight Watchers site to convert recipes though :)
Theres no pasta in the ingredients?
12 ounces whole wheat noodles – it’s in there :)
I am on the green plan…when I plug in the nutritional facts do I put in 6 servings or one? Even tho I am having only one serving
Six servings and the FULL recipe. If you put in the ingredients and one serving the calculator will think you’re going to eat the whole thing ;)
My husband and I both loved your recipe! Thank you so much!
Yay!! I’m so glad!
Hi! Can I substitute the sundried tomatoes with petite diced tomatoes? Or just omit altogether?
Hi Heather, I haven’t tried this recipe with diced tomatoes, but I’d love to hear how it turns out if you try it!
I ended up just omitting them entirely – I was too nervous to try it lol! Still delicious! I calculated 11 points for the green plan and scanned every ingredient.
I used a can of drained, low sodium diced tomatoes, and it was good.
Does cook time change in instant pot of the recipe is doubled?
Nope, but add more water :)
I just made this and it is very tasty!!! Definitely will have it again! I am on the purple WW plan and in my recipe builder it came out to 2 points per serving!!! How can I go wrong with this?!?!!!
This recipe seems very rich, even though it’s low fat, and it was a hit with my husband and me. I made a few changes: I reduced the Parmesan cheese to 1/4 cup, and that was adequate (and it cuts down on the salt and points). I also used 16 oz of whole wheat noodles, increased the chicken stock to 4 cups (a whole box), increased the Greek yogurt to 1 cup, and subbed 1 can of drained, low sodium diced tomatoes for the sun-dried. I added the tomatoes after the pasta had cooked because sometimes the acid can make the noodles tough and need to cook longer. Before I added the yogurt I “tempered” it by slowly stirring in some of the hot stock (before it all cooked away) to raise it’s temp of the yogurt so it didn’t curdle.
Yum! Your changes sound delicious!
If I could give this 10 billion stars I would. This. Is. Amazing. I’m currently on green WW and it came out to 11 points (yikes!) but worth every point.
This is amazing! I’ve made it twice now in the Instant Pot and made very few changes. I added the basil to the food processor when blending the yogurt and cottage cheese. I chopped the tomatoes and spinach, so the kids are more likely to eat them. The second time, I covered the pressure release valve with a towel when releasing and cooked for 5 minutes instead of 4. Delicious!
My kids liked it wrapped in a tortilla. It was a little bland for me. If I made it again I’d put in garlic, chili powder and a little more taco seasoning for a little extra flavor. I ate mine over greens.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I’m on the green plan and when I calculated it on WW app it came out to 8 points for green! Can’t wait to try it
Yay! I hope you love it!
IS the nutritional value per serving or for the whole meal. I am getting 11 freestyle points.
The points I have in the post are based on the exact ingredients I used. Yours might be a little different–that’s normal!
Is the nutrition for the whole recipe or for one serving? Is it really 499 calories per serving??
Erika, thanks for catching this–I recalculated the nutrition info and we are at about 350 calories per serving. I also added Green and Purple plan information :)
I put this in my recipe builder and came up with 3 points for purple. What kind of Parmesan cheese did you use?
Fresh!