If you're like me, sometimes you like spending time preparing a thoughtful dinner. And sometimes life is such a whirlwind, you're challenged to get anything on the table before everyone gives up and eats cheese and crackers.
This recipe is so simple, it's barely a recipe at all. When I say you can have dinner on the table in fifteen minutes, I mean it - start the countdown when you put the pasta water on the boil. If you don't have leftover cooked chicken in the fridge, it'll take a little longer, but if you cut the breasts in quarters and cook them while the pasta is cooking, it won't be much longer. And you can save the cheese and crackers for another occasion.
Fusilli with chicken, pesto and sun-dried
tomatoes
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked
and cubed
1 1/2 cups dry fusilli (if you’re using a
larger pasta, you’ll need more)
1/3 cup basil pesto
6 Tbsp diced oil-packed, sun-dried
tomatoes, drained
salt and pepper
Bring a pot of boiling water to a boil, and
cook the fusilli for 8 minutes or according to package directions. Drain.
Add cubed chicken, pesto and sun-dried tomatoes.
Stir and serve. Can be served warm or at room temperature.
Season to taste.
25 comments:
This sounds perfect for dinner after a long school day. Thanks for sharing! I hope you are having a great weekend!
Looks delicious. I am all about those 15 minute dinners, especially on Monday's. Have a good week!
I love putting sun dried tomatoes in my good. Fettucini Alfredo with chicken and sun dried tomatoes added with brocolli al dente. Love that dish!
best dinner ever! Quick and tasty! Thanks for sharing, Beth!
Dinner in fifteen minutes is very appealing to me, especially one that looks this tasty! :)
It's simple, quick and very delicious!
I love quick dinner recipes. I could convert it to vegetarian. Thanks.
Speedy pasta dinners? Right up my alley, Beth!. Love the pesto addition.
I turn my CSA basil into frozen pesto every fall, so pasta with pesto sauce and any available meat (often frozen shrimp) is one of our quick dinners too. Sun dried tomatoes sounds like a nice addition,
Brown pasta is my favourite. Omomomomom!! Loooooooooooooooooove it :) Great recipe!
Yes, to all things pasta + pesto!
I love fusilli and this plate look delicious!
Love quick and easy dinners! This one looks awesome!
I've done something quite similar sometimes - there are days you just need to be quick!
the perfect filling dinner i'd say. well made!
How did you know I have nights like that? And more than I'd care to admit! Love this simple pasta dish.
Yum, this looks and sounds delicious. And Beth, I am always short of time, so anything quick and easy and tasty is a winner in my books.
I love quick, simple, flavorful dinners like this - it looks and sounds absolutely delicious!
so many people need a super-fast recipe like this one to get through a busy work week.
this looks so tasty, and can be made easily--great work, Beth!
I love a quick meal with great flavor like this one! The sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sound delicious.
This looks good and you can't beat the time factor! Love quick meals that look like you spent a lot of time on them.
Great dish, especially that was place together in 15 minutes...looks delicious! I love pesto sauce...
Have a great week Beth :)
Dinner in 15 minutes is always welcome in my house!
Quick dinners like this can be a live-saver sometimes, can't they? And this one is so full of flavor! I could live on pasta. And chicken. ;-) Good stuff -- thanks.
This is a wonderful idea - thank you. I get weary of trying to get something on the table every night. Sometimes a bowl of cereal is all I want. This is speaking to me and will have to give it a try soon! Lovely!
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