Fresh Veggie and Chicken Pasta

Name: Fresh Veggie and Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb penne pasta; 3 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 pound; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice, broken up with a spoon; 1 medium zucchini, trimmed (quartered lengthwise and sliced); 1 medium yellow sweet pepper, cored and seeded (cut into strips); 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped; 1/4 lb bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella balls, quartered)

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"This meal can be on the table in 30 minutes max. Recipe is from Family Circle."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb penne pasta
3 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 pound
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil
5 garlic cloves, sliced
1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice, broken up with a spoon
1 medium zucchini, trimmed (quartered lengthwise and sliced)
1 medium yellow sweet pepper, cored and seeded (cut into strips)
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons tomato paste
¹⁄₂ cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
¹⁄₄ lb bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella balls, quartered)

directions

Lightly coat grill rack or grill pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Heat grill or grill pan to medium high.
Cook pasta following package directions.
Season chicken with 1/4 t of the salt and 1/4 t of the pepper.
Grill chicken, about 6 minutes per side until cooked through.
Set aside to cool slightly, then cut into thin strips.
When pasta is done, drain and toss in a bowl with 2 T of the oil.
Set aside.
Heat remaining 2 T oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes with their juice, zucchini and yellow pepper; cook 3 more minutes.
Add vinegar, tomato paste, remaining 1 t salt and 1/4 t pepper; cook 3 minutes.
Stir in chicken and heat through.
Remove from heat.
Toss sauce with pasta, basil and mozzarella and serve.

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Reviews

My family loved this recipe. It is a great summertime meal with a lot of wonderful flavor.

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What makes this recipe is the balsamic vinegar. It really adds some nice depth to the tomatoes. Plus, adding the bocconcini was fun. I didn't love it because it took longer than 30 minutes and required three cooking techniques (grilling, boiling pasta and cooking veggies). However it is a great one dish meal. I served it with green beans and bread.

BakerBeth

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Carnegie, Pennsylvania

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