Chicken Penne Pasta
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken breasts cut into 1/3rds (strips) – marinade in something good + soy sauce for a couple hours
- Penne pasta – med-large box
- Large onion diced
- 2 yellow squash cut into 1/4 wedges
- 3 large tomatoes – diced
- 2-3 cups baby bell mushrooms – sliced
- Fresh basil – chopped
- Fresh oregano – chopped
- 1 container heavy cream – medium size
- 1/2 cup Goat cheese (optional)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan (optional)
- 1/2 Avocado oil
Instructions:
- Boil water, salt + required oil
- Cooke Penne pasta
- Preheat large iron skillet
- At last minute, when hot, add oil
- Add chicken strips
- Cook ~3 minutes on each side on medium-high heat
- Remove and place in large mixing bowl
- Add diced onion
- Saute, remove and set aside with chicken
- Add squash and mushrooms
- Saute, remove and set aside with the cooked items
- Add diced tomato
- Wait until most of the moisture is gone – leave in skillet
- Add entire container of heavy cream
- Add chopped oregano and basis
- Reduce
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- Add mix of sauteed ingredients
- (Optional) add parmesan and goat cheese
- Bring to simmer, turn off burner
- Ladle sauce over bowls of pasta
Sear chicken strips and set asside