Quick Chicken Weeknight Dinner

A Quick Chicken Weeknight Dinner can be done in a lot of different ways, depending on what YOU have on hand and/or what YOU are in the mood for.

You could use chicken tenders instead of filets but tonite we had some Grilled Chicken for the future in the freezer so it was even quicker and easier.

Here is another real good grilled chicken recipe.

And another!

Ingredients

4 servings

2 cups penne pasta – or any kind of pasta that you prefer
olive oil
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced in half horizontally – or 4 small breasts not sliced – or 8 tenders
salt and pepper – to taste
3 cups chopped asparagus spears – or – string beans – or broccoli
6 cloves garlic chopped
2 large roma tomatoes diced
Grated Parmesan Cheese – for garnish

Here’s how to make your Quick Chicken Weeknight dinner

Put a pot of salted water on for the pasta and add the pasta right away. Yup, that’s what I said. A cut version of pasta like penne that you see here or rigatoni or shells work best. Stir the pasta a few times as the water heats up and the pasta cooks. When the water starts to boil the pasta should be done.

If you are going with fresh breasts just slice them in half, put them in a plastic bag and let your frustrations out while you hammer them flat. Then pan fry them in a skillet.

When your chicken is almost ready add the chopped asparagus and the garlic.

Stir the asparagus with a wooden or plastic spoon getting the bits of chicken off the bottom of the skillet. When the asparagus just starts to soften a little (1-2 minutes) add the diced fresh tomatoes and stir it all together. Your Quick Chicken Weeknight Dinner is happening!

Then add the pasta and stir it all again.

Then serve it up!! Top it off with some grated parmesan.

We had a nice bottle of Italian Merlot with ours but a dry white like a Pinot Grigio goes along real good too.

And of course some of Poppop’s easy homemade bread for dipping.

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