Pasta With Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Margie99's Note:

We love sun-dried tomatoes and I got this recipe off a package of them. I haven't made it yet but it sounds great. It is one of those great out of the pantry meals that I am trying to accumulate.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons black olives or 3 tablespoons Greek olives, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 4 marinated artichoke hearts, diced
• 2 teaspoons capers
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• fresh ground black pepper
• freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 lb linguine
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Roast pine nuts at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Shake the pan a few times to prevent burning.
2. Dredge chicken in flour. Heat olive oil in a skillet and add the dredged chicken. Cook each side until golden brown. Set chicken aside and keep warm.
3. Prepare linguini according to package directions while the chicken is cooking.
4. Saute garlic and onions until tender. Stir sun-dried tomatoes, capers, olives, artichokes, parsley and pine nuts into skillet. Add oregano, basil and ground pepper. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a slow boil, stirring occasionally. Add chicken breats and continue to cook for 30 more seconds. Serve over linguini and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Karen Elizabeth]

We really enjoyed this .... I did omit the artichokes as I dont like them, and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces, but otherwise as recipe. I used my own sun-dried tomatoes which already have herbs and garlic in them, and I used fresh parsley and basil from my garden. A really good pasta dish with lots of flavour. The only thing I would say, I would have preferred the ingredients to be listed in order of use, I found it a bit confusing to keep having to read and reread the recipe to make sure I wasnt missing anything out. The dish, however, is excellent, thank you! Made for PRMR tag game.

[Sydney Mike]

I did cut this recipe in half for the 2 of us but other than that, I ALMOST followed it right on down, & the ALMOST refers to the artichoke hearts! Since I don't like the buggers, but my other half does, I did dice them & at the last minuted I added them to his serving, & that thoroughly satisfied us both! I love this great new way for me to prepare chicken breasts! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

[Lori Mama]

Nice dish. I used boneless, skinless, chicken thighs, as I find them to have much more flavour. The only thing I would change to this recipe, is to add more pine nuts. Made for Everyday Holiday Tag game 2012. :)