Rigatoni Chicken dish
I decided to fly by the seat of my pants when preparing last night's dinner...so I will describe what I did.
First off, I took two large boneless, skinless chicken breasts and cut them up into 1/2 inch biteable sizes and sprinkled them liberally with oregano and pepper as well as some garlic salt. I sauteed some white onion and garlic (both minced) in some olive oil and then threw the chicken in and cooked until browned. I boiled the Rigatoni and when that was done, I added a half ziplock bag of shredded cheddar cheese and a can of crushed tomatoes to the mix. I diced up some green onion and also added that to the mix as well. When that was all incorporated I added my skillet sauteed chicken/onion/garlic mix and mixed well. It was a hit.
How's that for creative? I was working with limited supplies (going shopping next week), so I basically used anything and everything I had in my cabinet and crisper. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures!
7 Comments:
Funny, sounds almost exactly the way I do it...
I don't always remember to take pictures either. But the chicken sounds wonderful.
Normally I don't do cheddar in my pasta because I have this weird aversion to cheeses (I just think it's too rich), but we had it in the fridge and I thought I'd use it up, and threw it together with the rest of the stuff. Originally I had planned to use spaghetti noodles, which I was out of, but I had a couple of packages of this new wholewheat Rigatoni pasta left and while I was not thrilled with using Rigatoni (wasn't in the mood for fat pasta), I decided to use that instead of the wholewheat shells or penne I had. I'm just glad it wasn't gross!
I almost threw sour cream in it too but I thought that was just overdoing it!
It sounds real yummy! Sorry if this is the second comment. Darn thing keeps switching to google account and I think the comments I write get lost. I'm going to have to try this recipe, dh is usually the creative one when it comes to chicken.
Very creative...I'd so go for that!
what? forgot pictures? i bet it looked sooo good. that sounds amazing - i love it when i'm feeling experimental and it turns out delish :)
That sounds delicious! We're having a clean the pantry/fridge/freezer week too. I had a creative meal last night, but nothing nearly as delicious as yours!
Jennifer it sounds delish! I love being inventive andseeing what meals I can create with what I have without a trip to the store!
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