Easy Chicken Artichoke Rotelle Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 -8 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1 (6 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained (frozen can be substituted)
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) box rotelle pasta (springs)

Recipe

• 1 prepare chicken breasts by trimming any extra fat pound out gently between two sheets of plastic wrap to flatten and thin breast to a 1/4".
• 2 cut into 1" cubes.
• 3 toss with salt& pepper; set aside.
• 4 drain artichoke hearts and slice them into 1/8's.
• 5 slice garlic thin.
• 6 in a deep saucepan over medium-high heat, pour in olive oil and add chicken.
• 7 brown cubed chicken till lightly golden.
• 8 lower heat; add garlic and cook with chicken for 1 minute or just until slightly tan.
• 9 do not brown the garlic.
• 10 add the artichokes and diced tomatoes stirring to lift all the brown chicken flavor bits on the bottom of the pan.
• 11 cover and cook for about 10 minutes.
• 12 cook pasta and drain.
• 13 pour chicken sauce over and mix in cheese.
• 14 adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• 15 it's so quick and easy and tastes grrrreat!
• 16 leftovers are even better the next day!