Simple And Healhy Penne With Chicken Broccoli And Cherry Tomato Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
• In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the asparagus, season with the salt and pepper, and cook for 3 minutes until slightly soft. Add the cherry tomatoes and peas. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour the chicken stock into the pan and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook until the tomatoes start to burst and the stock is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the asparagus mixture to a large serving bowl. Add the cooked pasta and 1/2 of the Parmesan. Toss well, adding reserved pasta water, if needed, to loosen the pasta. Garnish with the remaining Parmesan and chopped basil.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, combine the chicken, broth, 1 teaspoon of the salt, smashed garlic, and parsley. Bring just to a boil, remove from the heat, and set aside, covered, until just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken, strain the broth. Pull the chicken into strips and put in a bowl with about 1/4 cup of the broth. Reserve the rest of the chicken broth.
• Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat, then salt it generously. Add the broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer broccoli with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Return the water to a boil, add the fusilli and cook, stirring occasionally until al dente to tender but not mushy, about 8 minutes.
• While the pasta cooks, combine the minced garlic, oil, and chile flakes in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until lightly browned and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until somewhat soft, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup of the broth, the remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and stir in the butter and 1/4 cup of the pecorino until incorporated. Stir in the chicken and broccoli, bring to a simmer, and remove from the heat.
• Drain the pasta in a colander in the sink. Transfer to a bowl and toss with the remaining 1/4 cup pecorino. Pour the sauce over the pasta, season with pepper, and toss to combine. (If the sauce around the pasta seems "tight", add a little more broth, until it loosely naps the fusilli.) Serve in large bowls and pass additional cheese at the table, if desired.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the penne and cook according to the package directions; drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: Combine the garlic, red pepper flakes and olive oil in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, for 3 minutes; let cool. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Add the chicken, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and feta to the pasta. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to coat. Season with salt and black pepper. Chill for up to 3 hours.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the penne pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and reserve pasta.
• Whisk the cornstarch and chicken broth together in a bowl until smooth. Set aside until needed.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chicken; stir and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Stir in the onion, and green and red peppers; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth mixture and wine, if desired, and season with oregano and basil. Stir in the cooked pasta, and simmer over medium heat until thoroughly heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper cut into bite size pieces and brown in a skillet.
• cook pasta according to package directions.
• after 7 minutes, add broccoli to the water.
• cook three more minutes and then drain.
• add broth and garlic to the skillet and boil until reduced by half.
• add tomatoes and over low heat cook until color brightens and are soft to the touch.
• add cheese and stir until well blendedadd everything together and top with parsely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line bottom of casserole dish with cherry tomatoes in a single layer, halved side up. Pour oil on top, season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle cheese and bread crumbs on top. Bake until tomatoes have wilted, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season with enough sea salt so that water tastes mildly of salt. When tomatoes are just about done, add penne to water and cook until al dente (it should be pliable, but still firm in center). Scoop out about a cup of pasta water and reserve. Drain pasta and add to casserole. Fold tomatoes and pasta together, adding another 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, to coat. Taste and adjust seasoning. If it is dry, add a little reserved pasta water. Serve, passing more grated cheese at the table.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in wine or broth; cook for 1 minute. Drain pasta and add to the skillet. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through and slightly thickened.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Line bottom of a casserole dish with tomato halves in a single layer.
• Pour oil on top, season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle cheese and breadcrumbs on top.
• Bake until tomatoes have wilted, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil.
• Season with enough sea salt so that water is pretty salty.
• When tomatoes are just about done, add penne to water and cook until al dente.
• Scoop out a cup of the pasta water and reserve.
• Drain pasta and toss right into casserole and fold pasta into tomato mixture, adding 2-3 Tablespoons more olive oil, to coat.
• Taste, adjust seasoning, if it is dry, add some of the pasta water.
• Serve, passing more grated cheese at the table.
• I have added chopped fresh basil when tossing the pasta and really love the flavor it brings.

Steps:

• Coook pasta according to package directions.
• Cook broccoli until tender crisp; drain and set aside.
• Combine broth, onion, and garlic in 11-inch nonstick skillet or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until liquid has evaportated and onion is tender, about 5 minutes; remove from heat. Add broccoli, cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes.
• Whisk together evaporated milk and cornstarch in medium bowl until smooth; whisk in eggs and basil. Pour egg mixture over pasta. Bring to a simmer on medium heat. Stir mixture constantly, just until sauce thickens; remove from heat.
• Add onion/tomato mixture.
• Sprinkle cheese over top and serve.

Steps:

• Topping: process the bread and butter in a food processor fitted with the steel blade until coarsely ground, about six 1-second pulses; set aside.
• Filling: adjust an oven rack to the middle position; preheat oven to 400°.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a Dutch oven over high heat.
• Stir in 1 T salt and the broccoli; cook until bright green, about 1 minute.
• Remove the broccoli using a slotted spoon or wire spider and spread it out on a baking sheet to cool.
• Return the water to a boil; add in the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente.
• Drain the pasta and toss with 1 T olive oil; leave it in the colander and set aside.
• Wipe the pot dry; add in the remaining 2 T oil and return to medium heat until shimmering.
• Add in the cremini and 3/4 t salt; cook until the mushrooms have released their juices and are brown around the edges, about 10 minutes.
• Add in the onion and cook until softened and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and thyme; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until golden, about 1 minute.
• Slowly whisk in the wine and the dried porcini with their reserved liquid; cook until the liquid is almost evaporated, about 1 minute.
• Slowly whisk in the broth and cream; bring to a simmer, whisking often.
• Add in the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• Off the heat, stir in the Asiago and pepper.
• Add in the cooked pasta and broccoli to the sauce; stir to combine.
• Transfer to a 13 x 9 inch baking dish and sprinkle with the bread crumb topping.
• Bake until the casserole is bubbling and the crumbs are lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat water for pasta.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet and saute garlic for a minute or so.
• Add tomatoes, salt & pepper.
• Start cooking the pasta now.
• Cook tomatoes over medium heat for ~7 minutes.
• Add basil. (If you're adding additional ingredients, do so here.) Simmer 3-5 minutes (or until your veggies are as tender as you want them).
• **I've found that adding a little bit of pasta water to tomato mixture before you drain the penne really evens out the dish.
• Toss tomato mixture and parmesan with pasta. Serve with fresh Italian or French bread.