Chicken Garden Vegetable Penne

Name: Chicken Garden Vegetable Penne
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 limes; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoons salad oil; 4 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup pine nuts; 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1 lb penne pasta, cooked; 1 red pepper, julienned; 1 yellow pepper, julienned; 1 green pepper, julienned; 1 carrot, peeled and julianned; 1/4 cup frozen green pea; 1/4 cup frozen sweet corn; 2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped; 2 teaspoons fresh parmesan cheese, grated

Submitted by nnreq

"This is a refreshing pasta dish chocked ful of garden fresh vegetables."

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photo by PaulaG

Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 limes
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons salad oil
4 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₂ cup pine nuts
8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 lb penne pasta, cooked
1 red pepper, julienned
1 yellow pepper, julienned
1 green pepper, julienned
1 carrot, peeled and julianned
¹⁄₄ cup frozen green pea
¹⁄₄ cup frozen sweet corn
2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh parmesan cheese, grated

directions

Mix together the juice of 1 lime, 1 teaspoon of lime zest, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 Tablespoons salad oil, 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped and salt and pepper to taste.
Marinate chicken breast for two hours in the refrigerator.
Place the chicken breast in a pan and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes on each side.
Remove from pan, cool and slice.
combine the chicken with the cooked penne, red, green, and yellow pepper, carrot, peas, and corn.
In a seperate bowl, combine 3 Tablespoons of olive oil, juice of one lime, 2 teaspoons of cilantro, 2 teaspoons of red wine vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
Pour over penne mixture and toss.
Sprinkle with the basil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts to finish.

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Reviews

This recipe has potential, I did not like the pine nuts, maybe if they had been toasted. I did not marinade the chicken for 2 hours. After about 30 minutes it was already beginning to cook in the lime juice. The recipe does not say how to cook the julienned veggies. I choose to put them in a steamer basket and place over the penne while cooking. I used more basil and parmesan cheese than the recipe called for.

PaulaG