Simple Pasta Toss

Submitted by iewe7726

"Yet another recipe I have saved on my computer and moving to here foto share!! This is simple and quick -- my favorites! :)"

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

16 ounces rotini pasta
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons salt
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons dried basil
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons dried oregano
1 cup sun-dried tomato, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

directions

Cook and drain pasta as directed.
While pasta is cooking, in a large pot, heat olive oil and saute chicken, garlic, salt, garlic powder, basil, and oregano until chicken is cooked.
Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for two minutes.
Remove from heat and toss with pasta.
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Questions & Replies

Could a person use a can of diced tomatoes in place of the sun-dried tomatoes? I never buy sun-dried. I bet mushrooms added in would be good.

LLJbeanies

Reviews

This is very tasty but also very dry. There is no liquid in this recipe. DH and I drizzled on some olive oil to wet it up. I wonder if you used sun-dried tomatoes in oil if that would solve the problem. Or you could keep some of the pasta water and use that. Over all the flavor is great. I used whole wheat pasta. Thanks for posting iewe.

teresas
Added feta cheese and some red pepper flakes. Family really enjoyed this!

kimbercat
This was a great recipe! The chicken was well-flavored, and it didn't take too long to cook. We didn't have olive oil, tomatoes, or parmesan cheese, but this recipe was still delicious. The pasta was a bit dry, but I think the olive oil would've fixed that. Overall, this recipe was very quick, simple, and delicious. Thank you!

send2paige
Good idea but it needs some kind of sauce to tie the pasta and chicken together. Maybe a little chicken broth, red pepper flaks and white wine reduction or a white wine, cream and a little extra cheese. . .?

missystry
Used this with leftover parmesan chicken. Since all I had were 12 oz bags of pasta, I decreased the oil to 3 tbsp and 1tsp of each seasoning..we love garlic so still used 3 cloves. The chicken I used still had some spaghetti sauce on it, so didn't use the sun dried tomatoes. Overall, the technique was super easy and super quick, so will definitely use again!

jessiethebestie

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