Monday, November 17, 2008

Another Chicken Pesto idea

Lauren's other Pesto Chicken post made me want to share this recipe variation that I always keep on hand b/c of it's ease and yumminess(?)!

Ingredients:
Knorr Pesto Sauce Mix--plain, not the creamy kind (I can only ever find this at Super Target and Albertsons..?)
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into chunks (I ususally use 2 or 3)
Mushrooms (you can used canned or fresh although if you use fresh, take the time to saute them in the olive oil first)
Sliced black olives
Roma Tomatoes
Feta Cheese (or Parmesan if you prefer)
Rotini pasta noodles (isn't this the spiral, curly kind?)

Directions:
1. Put your pasta on to boil
2. Make the sauce and while it is simmering...
3. Brown the chicken in a skillet with more olive oil, s&p, and garlic salt. When the pesto sauce is done, I drizzle a little of this over the chicken.
4. To my skillet I then add the mushrooms, sliced black olives, & diced roma tomatoes
5. When the pasta is done, I drain it, toss it in the skillet with the other goods and serve it up in bowls
6. The finishing touch is to crumble Feta cheese on top of it all (the flavor of Feta seems to really compliment the pesto??)

Enjoy! :)

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