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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This fast and easy dish is a wonderful way to keep your kitchen cool in the hot months while serving up a delicious meal! Adapted from Pampered Chef. Ingredients:
4 garlic cloves, peeled |
2 cups grape tomatoes (can probably even use a drained can of tomatoes) or 2 cups cherry tomatoes (can probably even use a drained can of tomatoes) |
3 cups penne pasta (i use mezze which is the small penne ) |
3 cups chicken broth |
3/4 cup dry white wine (i use pinot grigio) |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper |
1 1/4 cups fresh basil leaves, lightly packed, divided |
1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup packed) |
2 cups grilled chicken breasts, diced (if you dont have leftovers just cook up a breast or two using any quick method, i cut up and mw for ) |
additional grated fresh parmesan cheese (optional) |
Directions:
1. Spray a mw safe lidded casserole. Add garlic and tomatoes. Cover; microwave on HIGH 4-5 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst, stirring after 2 minutes. Crush tomatoes with fork and add uncooked pasta, broth, wine, salt and black pepper.
2. Return baker to microwave; cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, grate cheese and coarsely chop basil, reserve about 1/4th for later.
4. Carefully remove baker from microwave and remove lid, lifting away from you. Add remaining basil, cheese and chicken to baker; mix well.
5. Garnish with reserved basil, additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper, if desired.
6. Tips: An additional 3/4 cup chicken broth can be substituted for the wine, if desired.
7. Any tube-shaped pasta requiring 9-11 minutes cook time, such as penne or rigatoni, can be substituted for the mezze penne pasta.
8. To grill chicken in the Grill Pan, season 2 chicken breasts, about 6 oz each, with salt and black pepper. Heat Grill Pan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Spray pan with oil. Cook chicken 4-6 minutes or until grill marks appear. Turn chicken over; cook 4-6 minutes or until center of chicken is no longer pink and Pocket Thermometer registers 170°F.
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