Chicken Mozzarella Pasta with Sun-Dried TomatoesRecipe preview on Faxo
Recipe

Description
This is a seriously delicious chicken and pasta meal. It is easy to make and is worth the little bit of extra time to make. Make it your own by adding mushrooms, onion and/or bacon!
Ingredients
- 3-4 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jar (3-4 oz.) sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained and rinsed -but reserve 2 T. of this oil), or use 3-4 oz. fat-free sun- dried tomatoes
- 2 T. olive oil (if you don't have the reserved oil)
- 1 lb. chicken breast tenders
- salt, to taste
- paprika, dash
- Italian seasoning, to taste
- 1 c. half and half
- 1 c. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 c. asiago, romano and parmesan, your choice
- 8 oz. penne pasta
- 1 T. basil or to taste
- 1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
- 1/2 c. reserved cooked pasta water (or more)
Steps
- In a large pan, on high heat, sautee garlic and sun-dried tomatoes in the reserved oil or in 2 T. olive oil for 1 minute until garlic is fragrant.
- Remove sun-dried tomatoes from the pan, leaving the oil, and add chicken tenders. Salt and lightly covered chicken in paprika and cook on high heat for 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat.
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Reserve some cooked pasta water. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water to stop it from cooking.
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