Pampered Chef Inspired Chicken and Pasta Dinner

This was Pampered Chef inspired, but I’m not sure that I stuck to the recipe. I didn’t have it handy and didn’t want to look it up.

Ingredients:

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (I had some cutlets leftover from the last time I cooked chicken so they were perfect)
Olive Oil
Pampered Chef Sweet Basil Rub (this stuff is amazing)
Tomatoes (I sliced up about a dozen cherry tomatoes)
Garlic (I used 5 cloves)
Fresh Basil
Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Box of Penne Pasta (it was way too much for the amount of chicken/tomatoes I had 1/2 a box would have been better)

Directions:

While a large pot of water was heating up to boil I seasoned the chicken with the rub and olive oil, then set it aside to mini marinate while I chopped up the garlic and tomatoes.

Sprayed my frying pan down with a light coating of Pam then tossed in the seasoned cutlets.

Once the chicken was about halfway cooked I put the pasta in the pot of water and also added a little garlic to cook with the noodles.

Back to the chicken. When it was mostly cooked I added in the tomatoes and garlic and stirred in the pan frequently. As the meat was starting to brown I tore strips of the basil leaves and cooked along with the other ingredients.

By the time the pasta was cooked (al dente) the chicken mixture was ready to be added in.

Sprinkle Parmesan to taste and serve up.