This chicken with lemon pesto and pasta is easy enough for a weeknight meal and elegant enough for guests.
Italian Chicken Skillet
They are easy to make and kid friendly for your pickiest of eaters.
Recipe Summary Italian Chicken Skillet
This is a healthy, delicious, easy dinner! The best part is that it cooks all in one skillet so there is hardly any mess!Ingredients | Easy Chicken Breast Pasta Recipes
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
2 cloves garlic, chopped, or to taste
Ā½ cup red cooking wine
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
8 ounces small seashell pasta
5 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet with a lid over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken and garlic until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 8 minutes. Pour the wine and diced tomatoes with their juice into the skillet, and bring to a boil over high heat while scraping any browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the shells have cooked through, but are still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Spread the spinach over the top of the pasta, cover, and simmer until the spinach leaves are cooked, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the skillet, and simmer until the cheese has melted and the pasta is bubbling, about 5 minutes.
If you can't find seasoned tomatoes, you can use plain tomatoes, and add a teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning.
Info | Easy Chicken Breast Pasta Recipes
prep:
10 mins
cook:
30 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
