Greek Penne and Chicken

lauralie41's Note:

Posted for 2006 Zaar World Tour - Greece. This recipe was adapted from a cooking website's newsletter.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb skinless chicken breast half, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt
• ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large pot bring salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook until al dente, drain and set aside.
2. Using a large skillet and over medium-high heat melt butter. Add onion and garlic to melted butter and cook for 2 minutes. Stirring occasionally, add chicken and continue cooking until golden brown, approximately 5-6 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low, begin adding drained and chopped artichoke hearts, chopped tomato, feta cheese, fresh parsley, lemon juice, dried oregano, and drained penne pasta to the chicken. Cook until heated through, approximately 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste, serve warm.

Reviews

[Niki Tiki Tavi]

Fabulous! Made with whole wheat pasta last week, and it has already been requested for this week again!

[LifeIsGood]

This is such a great pasta/chicken meal. I absolutely loved the tomatoes and artichokes. I think I'll even add another tomato next time and maybe a handful of pinenuts! I did omit the feta because my daughter is lactose intolerant. The directions were easy to follow and the outcome was delicious. Thank you! P.S. I reduced the amount of pasta to about 10 oz and thought that was plenty!

[HeatherN]

Lovely pasta dish. I did make a few changes...I used only used 1/2 the pasta, I sprinkled some lemon/pepper seasoning and crushed red pepper flakes on the chicken while it was cooking. I used a can of diced Italian style tomatoes instead of a fresh tomato and all dried herbs. My husband has requested that I make this again. Thanks for a great recipe!! As other reviewers have posted, with tomatoes, artichokes and feta, "How can you go wrong??"