How to make Chicken Margherita with Penne

This is an easy & delicious meal! The margherita sauce with fresh shallots, garlic, and basil poured over the chicken & penne...just wonderful! Hungry yet?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. 

   Ingredients:
   
   4 Chicken Breasts
   2 tsp olive oil
   2 shallots
   2 cloves garlic
   28 ounces of diced tomatoes
   fresh basil - handful
   crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
   Parmigiano-reggiano cheese
   4 servings of Penne Pasta

2. Boil water and cook penne pasta. Add a dash of salt or olive oil to the water. When pasta is ready, strain and set aside.

3. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Season your chicken breasts with salt & pepper. Cook on both sides until golden brown. Remove chicken from pan and set aside covered to keep warm.

4. 

   Add a teaspoon or two of oil to the pan. Add shallots and garlic. Sauté until tender - approx 2-3 minutes.
   Add tomatoes, basil, and oregano. Cook until thoroughly heated. Turn heat down in pan to medium and add your chicken breast with the sauce. Cook another 5-8 minutes.
   Place pasta on your serving plates, top with your chicken breast and margherita sauce. Garnish with your Parmigiano-Reggiano and fresh chopped basil. Delicious!

Tips & Warnings

• A great wine pairing would be a Chardonnay or a Pinot Nior

[PBreech]

on 11/20/2009 this Chicken Margherita with Penne made me hunger. 5*

[justinhi]

on 10/12/2009 Great article.5*

[amysmarts]

on 10/10/2009 Great article on how to make Chicken Margherita with Penne. This sounds great and tasty. I will have to try this out. Thanks so much for sharing. 5*