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Lean Cuisine Creamy Basil Chicken

January 18, 2007 | Reviewer: Nicole

Lean Cuisine Creamy Basil Chicken

Price: $2.89
Serving: 1 Bowl, 10 1/2 oz.
Calories: 290
Fat: 11%, 7g
Sodium: 26%, 640mg
Protein: 22g
Carbs: 11%, 33g
WW Points: 6 Points
Diet Exchange: 1 1/2 Lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 Skim Milk

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Lean Cuisine says: Roasted white meat chicken with penne pasta, red and yellow peppers and zucchini in a creamy basil sauce

Nicole says: Lean Cuisine’s Creamy Basil Chicken bowl looks and smells absolutely lovely. Big slices of red and ywlloe peppers, chunks of zucchini, nine or ten small chicken chunks of jacks to shooter marble size with various other tiny chunks (not reformed patties) and a hearty helping of penne pasta, all coated in a light, creamy basil sauce.

The thickness of the penne ensures that the pasta doesn’t cook up too soft. Good choice, LC! The veggies are pretty soft, though - though they retained a good color and flavor, the zucchini is very mushy and the peppers are just barely crisp. The chicken has a nice texture and is well compliments by the basil sauce, which coats everything but isn’t such a generous helping that you have a pool on the bottom of the bowl.

This meal was really tasty, but just a bit on the light side. I’m full now, but I don’t expect it to last more than a couple hours. Good thing I have a Little Debbie “Pecan Spinwheel” for a snack. Which, by the way, has more than one-half the calories of this entire tasty meal. (Source: The Daily Plate)

Jess also reviewed this meal. Read Jess’s review of Lean Cuisine’s Creamy Basil Chicken and compare for yourself.

Filed Under 6 WW Points, Chicken, Four Stars, Lean Cuisine Reviews, Pasta 
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2 Responses to “Lean Cuisine Creamy Basil Chicken”

  1. Crow on January 19th, 2007

    Could do without the zucchini.

  2. Angela on April 26th, 2007

    I’m having this meal right now, and I think it deserves 5 stars! One of my favorite lean cuisines! The amount of pasta and chicken is very impressive, and the creamy basil sauce is perfectly light. Creamy basil sauces usually are heavy and fatty, but this version is great for someone who wants the flavor without all the heavy cream and fat.

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