Penne Pasta With Grilled Chicken and Roasted Tomatoes

I came up with this by adding a couple of different recipes and adding touches of my own ideas. The whole family loved it! Prep time and cooking time is an estimate. So are the servings. This was kind of a throw together meal that worked!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 4-6 3/4 cup

Ingredients

• 2  grilled chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, chopped (optional)
• 8  ounces grape tomatoes
• 1 -2  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  teaspoon dried basil or 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh basil
•  salt and pepper
• 3  cups  mini penne pasta, uncooked
•  water or  chicken broth, to cook pasta in
• 3⁄4 cup white wine
• 1⁄4 cup  favorite  Italian dressing, not creamy (I used Northern Italian)
• 10 -15  black olives or 1⁄4 cup  sliced black olives

Directions

1. Marinate chicken in favorite marinade and grill until done. You can leave out the chicken for a great vegetarian meal.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix tomatoes with oil, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 12 minutes in shallow baking pan.
3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions in water or broth add 1/4 cup white wine.
4. Smash cooked tomatoes with back of wooden spoon.
5. Chop chicken, if using.
6. Drain pasta.
7. Mix pasta, tomatoes, chicken and olives together. Add white wine and dressing.
8. Serve warm.