Sweet Garlic Chicken With Pasta

I found this in a book about 10 years ago. I don't have the recipe but here is how I make it.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  boneless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
• 8  ounces garlic, minced (don't skimp on this)
• 5  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 lb white button mushrooms (or your choice of specialty mushrooms eg, shitake)
• 2  cups plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1  cup green onion, chopped
• 2  cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 16  ounces bow tie pasta (farfelle)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro (if desired can be substituted with fresh parsley, 1 tsp dried cilantro)

Directions

1. Cook bowtie pasta (preferably whole wheat) according to package directions.
2. Cook garlic, stirring very often in hot oil in large skillet over medium high heat until lightly browned (don’t over cook or it will become bitter.
3. Add mushrooms tomatoes green onions and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes.
4. Add broth, simmer to reduce slightly.
5. Add chicken, pasta and spice (if desired) Try cilantro dried if you have not tried it. Or use parsley if cilantro is not to your taste.
6. Heat though, and garnish with cilantro or parsley if desired.
7. (I like the fresh variety about a ¼ cup, my husband is not so fond of it, so I use either dried cilantro 1 tsp or fresh parsley.
8. • Don’t worry about the amount of garlic. It truly does become, as the title says sweet.