Penne With Chicken Roasted Peppers And Olives Food

CHICKEN & PEPPERS PASTA {QUICK & EASY DINNER}

Steps:

• Cook penne pasta as directed on the packaging
• While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium/high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add bell peppers, onion, and cooked chicken breasts. (if using uncooked chicken, add it to the pan 5 minutes before the peppers, cooking thoroughly).
• Cook covered for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally until peppers are tender-crisp.
• Mix in Barilla Tomato & Basil sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Gently mix in strained penne pasta.
• Top with shredded mozzarella cheese, cover for 5 minutes for the cheese to melt.

ROASTED PEPPER CHICKEN PENNE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag; add vinegar. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 15 minutes., Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil for 1 minute. Drain and discard vinegar. Add chicken to skillet; cook for 4-5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink., Stir in the tomatoes, red peppers, broth, Italian seasoning and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Drain pasta; toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.,

CHICKEN PENNE ITALIANO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the penne pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and reserve pasta.
• Whisk the cornstarch and chicken broth together in a bowl until smooth. Set aside until needed.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chicken; stir and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Stir in the onion, and green and red peppers; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth mixture and wine, if desired, and season with oregano and basil. Stir in the cooked pasta, and simmer over medium heat until thoroughly heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.

PHILADELPHIA CREAMY PENNE PASTA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently. Add remaining ingredients; cook 5 min. or until cream cheese spread is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Drain pasta. Add to skillet; mix lightly.

PENNE WITH CHICKEN, ROASTED PEPPERS, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, onion, and mushrooms to skillet, and stir and cook until chicken is cooked through. Add wine, basil, oregano, and tomato paste, stirring until combined and paste has blended thoroughly. Add olives and peppers (and the splash of vodka if you choose) and let simmer about 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add to hot pasta, top with grated parmesan and serve.

PENNE PASTA WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, red bell peppers and yellow bell peppers and saute for 10 minutes or until tender. Pour this vegetable mixture over cooked pasta and serve.

PENNE PASTA WITH GRILLED CHICKEN AND ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in favorite marinade and grill until done. You can leave out the chicken for a great vegetarian meal.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix tomatoes with oil, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 12 minutes in shallow baking pan.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions in water or broth add 1/4 cup white wine.
• Smash cooked tomatoes with back of wooden spoon.
• Chop chicken, if using.
• Drain pasta.
• Mix pasta, tomatoes, chicken and olives together. Add white wine and dressing.
• Serve warm.

ROASTED RED PEPPER & PARSLEY PESTO WITH PENNE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, put the peppers, parsley, nuts, garlic and olive oil in a small food processor or mini chopper, and whizz to a pesto consistency. Season and mix in the Parmesan.
• Drain the pasta and return to the pan with the pesto. Stir and gently heat for 1 min, then sprinkle with a little more chopped parsley and serve.

PENNE WITH CHICKEN, PORTABELLA & PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut up chicken into bite sized pieces.
• Marinate in wine and 1 crushed clove of garlic for 1 hour.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions and set aside.
• Chop up all vegetables.
• In large skillet heat 1 Tbsp olive oil on med high.
• Add chicken and stir-fry until it just turns opaque.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Heat remaining olive oil and add onions and mushrooms.
• Stir-fry about 5 minutes.
• Add peppers and stir-fry about 5 minutes.
• Add tomato and stir fry about a minute.
• Put chicken back in for about 2 minutes.
• Add in marinara sauce and stir to coat everything.
• Add in cooked penne noodles and stir in for a minute.
• Serve and enjoy.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND PENNE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a nonstick wok, stir-fry the chicken, pepper, onion and garlic in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add the pasta, mushrooms, tomatoes, sauce and seasoning; heat through. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand until melted.

PENNE PASTA SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND FRESH BASIL

Steps:

• Slice peppers into ¼" wide strips, lengthwise. Place strips in a large bowl.
• Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon rind, salt and pepper.
• Toss dressing with the red pepper strips.
• Stack the basil leaves on top of one another and roll up. Slice the leaves crosswise into thin ribbons. This is called a "chiffonade" in case you want to impress your friends.
• Toss the basil leaves with the peppers. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour.
• Cook the pasta al dente in large pot of boiling water with 1 tablespoons each salt and olive oil. Drain, rinse briefly and cool to room temperature.
• Combine pasta with marinated peppers and dressing.
• Add crumbled feta cheese. Taste and adjust salt, add liberal grindings of black pepper.
• Cool salad in fridge 1-2 hours before serving or salad may be chilled overnight and brought to room temperature 1 - 2 hours before serving.
• Garnish with basil chiffonade.