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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 put this into the calculator and my weight watchers app and it’s giving me 14 points for one and 1/3 cup serving on the blue plan.
Hi Ashley! If you’re using nutritional information that will happen. We calculate our recipes based on ingredients, which is that we have been told by WW is most accurate.
Love the recipe, cooked it for my wife on WW and when we put in all the ingredients the blue plan showed 4 points.
What is the best tasting cooking method for this?
I prefer Instant Pot :)
Just to be clear before I make this…..are you saying that for the stovetop version I only need 1 cup total of chicken broth?
I use a cup. Depending on how big your pan is and if you use the type of pasta I recommend you might need a little more water/broth to cover your pasta.
If you’re nervous about the pasta cooking, you can also cook it separately and add it to the recipe after it’s cooked :)
Can I substitute the cubed chicken for shredded rotisserie chicken?
Hi Shawna,
We haven’t made it with rotisserie chicken but don’t see why that wouldn’t be just as delicious. I’d probably add the shredded chicken at the end so it doesn’t dry out :)
I made this in the instant pot and it was amazing. I did change a couple of things. Because I used an entire box of pasta, I added one more cup of chicken broth to cover it. I also added a little bit more spinach because I love spinach. If it tastes a little bland at the end, due to everything getting absorbed by the pasta, just add a little bit of salt. That’s what I did and it really helped it.
Thank you so much for this amazing recipe my husband even loved it, I of course didn’t tell him it was weight watchers friendly, although he always eats weight watchers friendly stuff he just doesn’t realize it LOL.
Very good recipe! I used the InstantPot and it was super quick and easy. The pasta was perfect and the chicken was tender and flavorful. I did need to add a bit of additional water to make sure all the pasta was covered. My husband liked it and said we should have it again! Thank you for the recipe.
Just wondering if you can substitute a lentil or chickpea pasta for the whole wheat?
You can – it’ll change the counts and it’ll cook for less time (I haven’t tested either with this recipe) but you can. I’d honestly cook the pasta separately :)
tasted horiable
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe and thought it tasted horrible–it’s the most popular on my site!
Made this tonight and it was so good! I can’t believe how few points it is on the purple plan. Loved it and will definitely be adding it to my rotation. Thank you for sharing this!
I made this tonight with gluten free pasta for my daughter and it turned out really good (need to refine the gluten free pasta timing but…) How do I get this added to weight watchers. I am new to this.
Hi Tracy, if you’re using the online program, log your ingredients to add it to your day :)
I made this in my instant pot using gluten free pasta. It was so delicious! Definitely a keeper. Thanks for the recipe.
This recipe was amazingly good. We did add quite a bit of salt and additional herbs including Chile peppers based upon other reviews. We also added the removed liquid back in when we plated for additional flavor. With those modifications it was excellent. I would have doubled the spinach if it were up to me but others in the household disagreed! Thank you for a great recipe!
Thanks for your feedback! :)
I was soooo nervous to try this. I’ve never cooked with spinach lettuce and the thought of cottage cheese and yogurt mixed together was on my mind all day BUT 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I did it and it was so good I put it on next weeks dinner schedule. 10/10 would recommend.
Can I use something other than cottage cheese?
You can use more Greek yogurt if you’d like, but it’ll taste a little tangy. Blending the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt removes the tang of the Greek yogurt and removes the chunks in the cottage cheese–I urge you to try it!
I made this for dinner tonight. I was so skeptical of using low fat cottage cheese (I did not like the fat free cottage cheese) and Greek yogurt. But I decided that I am going to stick with WW and I stuck to the recipe. The only thing I did different is add a chopped onion to the chicken while it was sautéing and I added garlic powder and Italian seasonings. Although there was a lot of liquid left after pressure cooking, I did not drain it. After I added the basil, spinach and parmesan cheese, it was the perfect consistency. It. Was. SO. Good!!! Thank you for sharing and we will be eating this again. My husband is already warming up 2nds from the fridge as we speak 😃
This was delicious, I made it in the instapot and made it exactly as written except added red pepper flakes
I’m on the WW personal points program. How do I log this recipe?
Lacay, Unfortunately unless I enter the exact same startup information as you for the personal points program this meal won’t be the same for you and I. You’ll want to log it into your app using the ingredients (not the nutrition info) for your PP :)
Are you putting uncooked pasta into the crockpot or cooked pasta in at the 30 minute mark?
If at the 30 minute mark, it’s uncooked pasta. If you’d like to use cooked pasta, add that right at the end.
This was incredible! My husband has been the cook for the last 10 years and I’m trying to step up my game. He was VERY impressed by this. We used regular pasta since I couldn’t find wheat and the texture was perfect! I’ll be trying more of your recipes asap!
I’m so glad you found it easy to make and liked it, Lauren!
Can you sub Greek you guest for plain yogurt? I have a bunch of plain I need to use up :)
You can! It might not be as thick, so I’d add it slowly in case it gets too thin.