As I write this, I am wishing that I had some of this pasta to eat.
So, so good.
Easy.
Highly customizable.
Awesome.
I found this recipe on Tasty Kitchen, it is by the lovely Natalie at Perry's Plate.
You can see the original recipe here.
As usual, by the time I was done with it, it was almost unrecognizable (although I would be willing to bet the original version is delicious too...I just can't seem to leave well enough alone).
The first time I made it, I doubled the recipe, used rotisserie chicken, added asparagus, subbed feta cheese for the goat cheese and mozzarella cheese, subbed spaghetti for linguine, and added extra balsamic vinegar.
The second time I made it, I used bucatini pasta (I had some left over from a dish that Lyndi made the night before), rotisserie chicken, extra balsamic, dried basil instead of fresh, and mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
I don't know which one I loved more.
The bottom line is, it's good no matter what.
My only suggestion is to use high quality balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Take a look at this:
This was the first round. Yum.
And here was the second round. I know you can't really see it, but there is tons of grated mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in there.
I want to eat this now.
Here you go - make this for dinner tonight!
(See bottom of post for printable)
Balsamic Chicken Pasta (serves 4) adapted from Perry's Plate
- 8 ounces of your favorite long pasta (angel hair, spaghetti, linguine, bucatini)
- 3 cups chopped or shredded cooked chicken (I used rotisserie)
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup fresh basil, chopped or chiffonaded
- 1.5 cups of cheese, crumbled or shredded (goat, Parmesan, feta, mozzarella, or a combination)
- 3 tablespoons high quality balsamic vinegar
- 6 tablespoons high quality olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional: 1/2 bunch asparagus, woody stems removed and cut into bite-sized pieces
Cook pasta according to package directions, drain all except for 1/2 cup of pasta water.
While pasta is cooking, saute garlic and red pepper until tender (if using asparagus, add it for the last 2 minutes of cooking).
Add chicken and basil to pan with veggies.
Stir in oil and vinegar.
Toss with pasta and cheese, add salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
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that does sound wonderful!
ReplyDeleteCarrian - it is! And the best part about it is that it is simple enough to make for a weeknight meal!
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