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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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I made it on the stove top without chicken and thought it was pretty good, but too much green yogurt. And I’m a huge plain Greek yogurt fan! It made it too rich and had too much tang when I wanted more savory. I’ll definitely be making this again, but I’ll try a half cup of Greek yogurt instead of 3/4 cup. I wonder if the chicken makes a difference in that tangy too rich flavor?
Anyway, great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Jess, did you add cottage cheese too? Removing the chicken from the recipe changes the amount of other ingredients you need, that is why there was too much Greek yogurt.
This dish was delicious and the whole family loved it! I was getting skeptical in the midst of cooking it and was worried about the cottage cheese/yogurt mixture, I even told my husband to have a plan B just in case it didn’t turn out well but we were pleasantly surprised. It was easy to make as it only required one pot. Looking forward to making it again
I made this with the stovetop method. This is a really good comfort meal!
5 stars! This was so satisfying being on weight watchers we don’t get much pasta or Italian food for that matter ..this hit the spot!!!
Was so creamy tasted just like Alfredo sauce!
Just made this tonight. I made it all wonky bc I forgot the tomatoes in the first step so I did them on the stove and added them later. It came out great! And it made so much I will be freezing some!
Great recipe. I made this tonight in my crockpot. I used broccoli and mushrooms instead of spinach (neither of us like spinach) and it was delicious. I just threw them in with the pasta an fit cooked perfectly. I was nervous about the Greek yogurt/cottage cheese, but I couldn’t even taste the cottage cheese. I even added a little mozzarella on top! Thank you.
Is the pasta dry weight?
The measurement is dry, yes.
This was delish but I’m confused that the serving is listed as 1 1/3 cups APPROX and 1 1/2 cups. Which is more accurate or should we just divide it into 6 portions which I am sure is more accurate but a whole lot more trouble if only serving 2 people (one a husband who eats for 3 lol)
It should be 1 1/3 cups – sorry. Dividing it into 6 portions is always the most accurate way to get a serving size because of the differences in pasta types (if you’re using something different) and how the pasta expands depending on your cooking method. :)
Best dinner ever! Holy cow I loved it! Going in the weekly rotation for sure! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!It was spot on! And I was sure to add lots of garlic!!
Great recipe! I made it on the stovetop and ran into an issue: one cup of chicken broth didn’t cover 12oz of pasta. I added another cup of broth to cover all of the noodles. Was this the right move?? I’m confused on how one cup of broth can cover 12oz of noodles. Also, should the stove still be on when adding the spinach and sauce? Thanks!
Yup! It can depend on a few things, like the type of pasta you use. How did the noodles turn out?
Making this tonight. So when the recipe calls for grated Parmesan, is it the kind in the green can? Or fresh grated Parmesan? I have both but unsure. Thank you. :)
Fresh! I’ll always call for fresh–less processing and less fillers ;)
This is more of a ww question. I’m trying to make some recipes to support my daughter who’s on the ww app plan. She doesn’t know about the color of the points, suggestions on where this fits?
Weight Watchers now has three options for membership – green, purple, and blue plan. The counts for each plan are at the bottom of this recipe :)
This was SO GOOD! My husband couldn’t believe it was a weight watchers meal! This is definitely going to be put into our meal rotation! Thank you!
Absolutely delish! Added a little crushed red pepper for a slight kick.
I don’t like cottage cheese. Is there something else I can use instead.
Hey there! We don’t love cottage cheese either but once it’s blended you can’t taste it!
I double the recipe on the seasonings and added mushrooms instead of tomatoes and did 1 cup of cottage cheese or yogurt instead of 3/4 cup.
And wow. It’s delicious.!!!! So healthy and filling!
Loveeee it!
This is a great recipe and super kid friendly! But I just plugged in all the nutrition info in the ww app calculator and it is coming up as 14 points on green plan, FYI. Not sure if that is accurate but that’s a huge difference in what is referenced in the recipe.
Hi Charlene! I calculate the points using the specific products I have, which is what was recommended to me by WW. If you use nutrition information to calculate it’ll be different than the points I have provided.
I made this recipe last night and it was so delicious! But, when I went to add it into my Weight Watchers app, it is saying that it’s 14 points (I’m on the blue plan). I’m not sure if I put something down wrong or not? The recipe says it will be 7 points per serving.
Hi Kayla! I add the ingredients into the app using the products I have. If you used the nutrition information to calculate your points I’d recommend recalculating with the specific products :)
Question; I want to make it without the chicken, then pour on top of a full breast
Should I use less liquid?
I wouldn’t think the liquid for the chicken is much of a concern, I’d leave the liquid the same but drain excess out before adding the dairy products at the end :)
I made this last night. It was very good, but I had the same problem as another commenter about the amount of liquid needed when cooking it on the stove. I ended up using about 4 cups, and the noodles were still slightly undercooked. It tasted delicious, however. I will definitely make it again.
Made this tonight and it turned out flavor wise way better than i expected! I am not a cottage cheese eater, so I was skeptical of the cottage cheese/Greek yogurt mixture. Surprisingly, you can’t taste the cottage cheese at all! My only downside was mine didn’t come out near as creamy looking as yours. You can see all the cottage cheese curds which makes it visually unappealing. How are you able to get the curds to blend in? Thanks for sharing this one, I will def be making it again!
Yay! I’m glad you liked it!
Did you blend the cottage cheese and greek yogurt together before adding them to the pasta?
I’m confused about this step. Do we just combine the yogurt and cottage cheese or do we put them into a blender and blend them until the curds are smoothed out?
I put them in a blender so they’re smooth :)
for this Amateur cook, that would of helped. I spent twenty minutes trying to smooth the curdles out with the back of a spoon..im over it and haven’t even tasted it LOL
I’m sorry the directions weren’t clear for you. I’ve edited the recipe a bit to include extra emphasis on the fact that blending needs to be with a blender.