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Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Your Family Will Love

Modified: Nov 18, 2024 Published: Sep 12, 2017 by Sabrina Quairoli Visit our "Disclosure Policy and Cookies" page in the menu for details. This post may contain affiliate links. 1 Comment

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There's something about weeknight comfort meals for the entire family. Don't you agree? It warms our heart and fills our belly. I really enjoy making them for my family. This week's recipe is a Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner. It is amazingly easy to make and quick too for busy nights. Let me show you how to make it.

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Recipe Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil (affiliate)
Two skinless, boneless chicken breasts chopped into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoon fresh parsley minced
Two tablespoon fresh basil minced
1 red pepper chopped into small pieces
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup Cannellini beans from a can rinsed
1 cup of tomato sauce (affiliate)
½ cup of boil water from the cooked pasta
1 lb of cooked Gluten Free or reg. rigatoni pasta

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Recipe Instructions:

First, cook pasta according to packaging.

Then, cut up the chicken and finely chop the parsley and basil. Take 1 tablespoon of each and mix with the chicken and add salt and pepper to taste. (optional)

While cooking pasta, start with 2 tablespoon of olive oil (affiliate) and add garlic. Saute for a few minutes.

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Your Family Will Love

Then, add the chicken until brown on all sides. (turn over as needed).

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Your Family Will Love

Then, add peppers (chopped) to the skillet and saute for 4 minutes.

Add Cannellini beans and cook for a few minutes.

Then, add tomato sauce (affiliate), ½ cup of pasta water, and the rest for the basil and parsley. Mix well.

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Your Family Will Love

Cook for 5 more minutes.

Then, when pasta is done, drain and toss in with the sauce mixture. Stir to cover. Add parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy.

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Here's the delicious meal. This recipe is fun to make and can be used with any combination of ingredients. If you have a little bit of stuff and a little bit of sauce leftover, you can easily combine these items to make a sauce for your next pasta meal. Stick with Italian ingredients, and you won't go wrong.

Quick Chicken Pasta Dinner Your Family Will Love

What do you think? Would you make this for your family? Please leave a comment below. I would love to hear from you.

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  • Author: Sabrina M Quairoli
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
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Easy quick dinner for tonight.


Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil (affiliate)
  • 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts chopped into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil minced
  • 1 red pepper chopped into small pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup Cannellini beans from a can rinsed
  • 1 cup of tomato sauce (affiliate)
  • ½ cup of boiled water from the cooked pasta
  • 1 lb of cooked Gluten Free pasta


Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to packaging.
  2. Cut up the chicken and finely chop the parsley and basil. Take 1 tablespoon of each and mix with the chicken and add salt and pepper to taste (optional)
  3. While cooking pasta, start with 2 tablespoon of olive oil (affiliate) and add garlic. Saute for a few minutes.
  4. Add the chicken until brown on all sides. (turn over as needed).
  5. Add peppers (chopped) to the skillet and saute for 4 minutes.
  6. Add Cannellini beans and cook for a few minutes.
  7. Add tomato sauce (affiliate), ½ cup of water from pasta, and rest for the basil and parsley. Mix well.
  8. Cook for 5 more minutes.
  9. When pasta is done, drain and toss in with the sauce mixture. Stir to cover.
  10. Add Parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 19 minutes
  • Category: chicken
  • Method: stove top
  • Cuisine: italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: cup
  • Calories: 431.57 kcal
  • Sugar: 2.31 g
  • Sodium: 206.19 mg
  • Fat: 7.59 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.94 g
  • Trans Fat: 0.0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 65.56 g
  • Fiber: 7.83 g
  • Protein: 26.29 g
  • Cholesterol: 49.64 mg

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  1. Susan Cooper says

    September 12, 2017 at 7:42 pm

    There really is something special about a simple pastas dish shared with family and friends. This recipe sounds yummy.

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