Bruschetta Chicken Pasta {recipe #49}

This recipe marks the half way point in my goal for 100 recipes for 2012! Hooray! I have plenty more that I am behind on for posting. So here we go!

This meal is the PERFECT fresh pasta. Completely delicious. Make it as much as possible before all of the delicious summer tomatoes are gone!

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

Borrowed and Adapted from First Real Kitchen Cookbook By: Megan and Jill Carle

Serves 4 

{we cut in half, which is good because I don't think the leftovers would have been all that great in comparison!}

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts {2 or 3}

sea salt and freshly ground pepper

12 oz of whole wheat angel hair pasta {spaghetti works too}

4 large tomatoes

4 cloves of garlic

One 2/3 ounce package of fresh basil

2 T. olive oil

1 T. Balsamic vinegar {or to taste}

1 T. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1) Preheat grill, george forman or grill pan. 

2) Season chicken with sea salt and pepper. Put on grill and cook for 5 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Let sit for 5 minutes and then cut into strips. Keep warm.

3) Meanwhile: Cook pasta according to box directions. Drain and keep warm.

4) Halve, seed and cut the tomatoes into pieces. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Roughly chop the basil leaves. Combine tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil and small bowl and season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

5) Divide the pasta between 4 plates. Evenly divide the tomato mixture between each plate as well and then top with chicken. Drizzle the Balsamic vinegar over the top and sprinkle with the fresh Parmesan. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

mmm doesn't that look delicious!?!??!?! 

Run don't walk to the kitchen and make it.. now.

What is your favorite fresh and healthy pasta recipe? 

All for now,

Alexandra

Pasta with Shellfish & Tuscan Beans and Macaroni {recipes 30 &31}

Hi All! 

I promise I have still been cooking, but I have had a lot of other things to post about recently :)

So here are some recipes/food pictures :)

Pasta with Shellfish

 serves 6

{recipe a gift from Pam and Sara Hotchkiss}

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup olive oil

1 cup white wine

1/2 tsp sugar {we didn't use this}

1 medium onion

1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes

3 cups shellfish {shrimp, lobster, scallops or crab} 

1 1/2 lbs pasta {fettuccine or linguine} 

6 lg garlic cloves

1 tsp. crushed rosemary

1 pinch oregano

1) Heat butter and olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat until butter is melted and mixture bubbles.

2) Add the wine, garlic, rosemary, oregano and onion. Cook until golden but not brown. 

3) Reduce heat to low and add tomatoes and shellfish, sugar and salt to taste. Stir until seafood is just heated through.

4) Serve over hot pasta. 

Enjoy!

We loved this recipe! Kyle liked it best of all the shrimp recipes we have tried so far! :) The wine is a really nice addition to the otherwise normal tomato-y sauce. Its got a really great flavor! Thank you Pam and Sara for the wonderful recipe! :)

Tuscan Beans and Macaroni

Really simple dish. Served with a big fresh salad :)

Want the recipe? Just let me know!

Let me know if there are certain types of recipes that you would like me to test and blog about! 

All for now,

 Alexandra