Easy Chicken n' pasta

Hola everyone!

I know i promised to keep you posted on my valentine’s dinner.. but it turned out i didn’t make one.. my in-laws came visit so we didn’t have much time…we had a early Vday celebration by going to watch 50 shades of Grey. (and we didn’t like it).

Anyhow.. today i made some pasta that probably I would’ve made for that day… please try it.. it came out delicious, and it was really easy to make.. it took like 50 mins.

Here’s what you need:

8 oz of the pasta of your choice (i made flat noodles) 
1 tbspn of cornstarch
2 cups of chicken broth
2 tbspn of olive oil
2 garlic gloves, minced
4 boneless chicken breasts, skinned and cubed
1 onion, sliced.
½ green pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
½ red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
14 oz of tomatoes, chopped
1 tspn of dried oregano
1 tspn of dried basil
¼ cup of white wine (optional)
½ cup of fresh parmesan cheese

Nothing too fancy or hard to get… right? But lets go to the directions:

1. Boil enough water with salt in a saucepan. Add pasta and cook 8-10 mins or until al dente. Drain the pasta and reserve.

2.Mix the cornstarch with the chicken broth in a bowl until smooth and reserve.

3.In a frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and chicken. Cook, stiring constantly, until the chicken is done. (About 10 mins). 

4.Add the onions and peppers and cook until they’re tender (aprox. 5 mins). Add the tomatos and simmer for 10 mins. Pour the chicken broth and the wine (if you decided to use it) to the pan and season with oregano and basil. Add the cooked pasta and cook over medium heat for about 5 mins. 

5. Serve and top with parmesan cheese. You can decorate with some basil leaves.

As this has chicken already this was my main course for today’s meal. You could slice some bread, pour it with olive oil and garlic powder and toast in the oven to go with your pasta. 

Also, if your feeling more romantic, throw some white wine in the eccuation and you’ve got yourself a romantic dinner ;)

Hope you like it and let me know what you think!