This Chicken Parmesan Pasta Rigatoni Recipe is just 290 calories and is hands down the best you’ve ever had!
I know many chicken parmesan pasta skillet recipes call for you to bake it after, but I took it a step further! You add a breadcrumb and cheese mixture to the top before serving. My Italian ancestors would be proud!
This easy rigatoni with chicken is one of the best rigatoni pasta recipes I’ve ever had… and once you try it, you’ll know why!
This chicken parmesan rigatoni pasta recipe takes just 25 minutes to make (from start to finish!) and yes, you can use jarred marinara sauce to save time.
This Chicken Parmesan Pasta Rigatoni Recipe is just 290 calories and takes just 25 minutes to make!
Chicken Parmesan Pasta Rigatoni Recipe
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make a healthy chicken parmesan pasta casserole.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll even find low calorie tips to making this rigatoni chicken parmesan pasta recipe healthy and low in calories.
This 25 minute dinner recipe is low in calories ands so easy to make. To make things even easier, we have supplied you with the following sections.
Skip ahead to the recipe card, or read through the time saving tips in the sections below…
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Ingredients for Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Rigatoni (shopping list!)
- How to Make Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Rigatoni
- Chicken Parmesan Pasta Rigatoni Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Parmesan Pasta
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Up next, a shopping list for low calorie chicken parmesan with pasta…
Ingredients for Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Rigatoni
This low calorie chicken parmesan and pasta recipe is flavorful and amazing… Plus it’s healthy thanks to our low calorie tips and tricks.
You can apply these low calorie tips to all your favorite dishes to shave off a few calories without changing the flavor, consistency, or serving size!
Low Calorie Tips for Making Chicken Parmesan Rigatoni Recipes:
- Olive oil spray… Adding a drizzle of olive oil will add lots of calories, all you need is a little spray. Save 100’s of calories and lots of fat by using olive oil spray.
- Marinara sauce… I recommend making your own, and I have supplied you with a link to my low calorie marinara recipe. This will help save calories, and you can meal prep it. BUT, I understand that’s not always possible, so get organic if you can’t make your own so you’re not adding preservatives and excess sugar to your recipe.
- Hidden Veggies… You may look at the recipe list and think “red bell pepper, that’s unusual!” but by adding one bell pepper and one onion (both metabolism boosting!) you are adding healthy veggies to this chicken parmesan with pasta recipe. This means you can have a larger serving, for less calories. And if you get a red bell pepper, no one will even know it’s in there!
Shopping List for Chicken Parmesan Pasta Casserole:
- Rigatoni Pasta
- Olive oil spray
- Boneless skinless chicken breast
- Red bell pepper
- Yellow onion
- Garlic
- Marinara sauce (homemade or organic store-bought)
- Breadcrumbs (Italian, Panko, or gluten-free)
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Italian Seasoning
- Garlic salt
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this recipe with rigatoni pasta you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for the recipes with rigatoni pasta can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, learn how do you make chicken parmesan pasta with rigatoni low in calories and in just 25 minutes…
How to Make Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Rigatoni
This recipe chicken parmesan pasta can be meal prepped ahead of time.
You can make the entire dish, cover with foil and reheat in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or you can shave off some time by meal prepping the chicken and sauce ahead of time…
Meal Prep Tips for Healthy Recipe Chicken Parmesan Pasta:
- Make shredded chicken ahead of time with this Crock Pot Chicken Recipe
- This Homemade Marinara Sauce can be meal prepped in the Slow Cooker, Instant Pot or on the stove top
How to Make Fast Recipes for Rigatoni Pasta:
- Cook the pasta according to the package.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or dutch oven over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add in the chicken breast, bell pepper and onion. Cook for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through (you can cut the chicken up to speed up the process if you’re in a rush).
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and add in the garlic.
- While the garlic cooks for 2 minutes, shred the chicken with two forks and add back to the skillet.
- Drain the pasta, and then add to the skillet along with the marinara sauce.
- Mix together and cook until the marinara sauce is hot, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic salt together.
- Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the skillet and serve hot.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
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Chicken Parmesan Pasta Rigatoni Recipe
This low calorie chicken parmesan pasta rigatoni recipe is just 290 calories for one and a quarter cup, and it can be made in just 25 minutes (including prep time!)
In the sections above we have showed you how to cut calories, and how to meal prep this low calorie rigatoni recipe… If you clicked the “jump to recipe” button check out the sections above for these helpful tips and tricks.
Chicken Parmesan Rigatoni {JUST 290 CALORIES}
Ingredients
- 1 16- ounce box of Rigatoni Pasta
- Olive oil spray
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup marinara sauce homemade or organic store-bought
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs Italian, Panko, or gluten-free
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or dutch oven over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add in the chicken breast, bell pepper and onion. Cook for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through (you can cut the chicken up to speed up the process if you're in a rush).
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and add in the garlic.
- While the garlic cooks for 2 minutes, shred the chicken with two forks and add back to the skillet.
- Drain the pasta, and then add to the skillet along with the marinara sauce.
- Mix together and cook until the marinara sauce is hot, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic salt together.
- Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the skillet and serve hot.
Nutrition
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Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Parmesan Pasta
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