Whenever we are having a hectic night, one of our go-to dinners is just regular pasta with jarred pesto sauce. I decided to try this one (from our Betty Crocker Chicken cookbook) because it's a slight variation on our old favorite...a bit more flavor and spice in this one, but still quick and easy.
INGREDIENTS:
-3 cups bow tie pasta
-2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey breast
-1/2 cup pesto
-1/2 cup coarsely chopped drained roasted red peppers (from 7-oz jar)
-Sliced ripe olives, if desired
DIRECTIONS:
-Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using 3-quart saucepan. Mix hot cooked pasta, chicken, pesto, and bell peppers in same saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until hot. Garnish with olives.
COMMENTS:
-This is a quick and easy meal. The roasted red peppers add a little more spice/flavor to it, in comparison to just using regular raw red peppers.
-We didn't use the olive garnish because...sadly, we have an olive-hater in the house. (Hint: not me.) I bet it would have been good though. Note to others: if you ever cook me dinner at your house, load on the olives, cuz I can't use them at home!! (Sorry honey!!) :)
1 comment:
rock on Craig. Olives are GROSS! But, to this little Italian over here, the sound of pesto sauce, pasta, and chicken sounds like heaven.
betty crocker is on crack to think that olives would add deliciousness to that dish.
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