Friday, March 4, 2011

Joyce's Chicken Pasta Fresca

I cooked Caleb, Amy and my little niece Emily Dinner today.  I was afraid the 3yr old would be picky and I would have no chance at winning her over with a pasta dish filled with onion and tomatoes, but Emily Loved it and asked for seconds....Its Definently a Blue Ribbon Dinner from my cookbook you want to Try..

I got 5 boneless Chicken breast out of the Freezer, thaw out enough to cut them in half like ButterFly cut.  So that the meat is not thick than I dry battered them with Bread crumbs mixed with "Grill Mates" Tomato, Garlic & Basil marinade package. Fry them a little just to get a nice crust, than put the meat on a cookie sheet and bake them till they are cooked fully. In the mean time you got to cook a 16 oz box of Mostaccoli Pasta like you always do, boil water yadda yadda Blah Blah Blah.... but on the side you need 4 Roma tomatoes, sliced kinda thick but not too thick (ha if that makes since) and than each slice cut in half. so you have half moon shape to saute with 2 Tablespoons of minced Garlic ( i use the little Jar cause its convenient)...and depending on how much you like cooking with Onions, I used a whole medium Purple Onion. well I guess they are technically called Red Onions,, But I know what Purple looks like and this Ogre was Purple....  So at this point we got about 10 pieces of chicken baking the rest of the way in the oven and Onion, Garlic and Tomatoes Sauteing on the Stove, after sauteing for 5 min, go ahead and add the noodles and saute for another 5 minutes until they start to turn golden. (YOU CAN ADD FRESH SPINACH AT THIS POINT.... BUT I DONT LIKE HOT SLIMY SPINACH SO I PASS ON IT ALTOGETHER)  You also need to mix about 1/4 cup Oil and a few spoon  fulls of Balsamic Vinaigrette I Kinda just pored a little in the oil.. I didn't measure it really. than a pinch of salt.. than microwaved it for about 40 seconds...the hot oil and Vinegar whisk together better when warmed up. Now stir in the Vinaigrette to the sauteed  Noodle Dish.  You are now Done... Dish out the Noodles and Sprinkle  grated cheese ITALIAN blend on top and serve with Your delicious breaded Chicken on the side.  Like I said...MMMM everyone loved it..

No comments:

Post a Comment