Quick Chicken Weeknight Dinner
An easy,, tasty and healthy weeknight dinner
Ingredients
- 2 cups penne pasta or any other kind that you prefer
- olive oil
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4 small ones
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 3 cups chopped asparagus spears or string beans or broccoli
- 6 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 large roma tomato diced
- grated parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- 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.
- Put a skillet on the stove at medium high and add enough olive oil to coat the bottom. If you are going with fresh large breasts just slice them in half Horizontally, put them in a plastic bag and let your frustrations out while you hammer them flat. Then pan fry them in the skillet.
- When your chicken is almost ready add the chopped asparagus and the garlic. Stir the asparagus and garlic 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.
- Add the pasta and stir it all again.Serve it up!! Top it off with some grated parmesan. NICE JOB!!
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 44.7gProtein: 7.9gFat: 0.9gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 5.7mgPotassium: 217mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 2.4gVitamin A: 258.6IUVitamin C: 5.7mgCalcium: 23.1mgIron: 0.9mg
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