Chicken Pasta

 This chicken recipe uses boneless skinless chicken breasts, bell peppers and fabulous flavoured dried pasta. I mean, I could actually eat this EVERY single day. It's so freaking delicious!

Honestly, I absolutely love the flavor of fresh bell peppers so I used them in this recipe. You could easily mix it up and swap out other veggies or add more in. You do you!

If you have fresh parsley you can use it. If you don't have fresh parsley you can use dried parsley. Some days it's easier to use dried herbs. Don't sweat the small stuff.

Ingredient Notes:

• Pasta - I recommend penne or rigatoni for this pasta. You could also use bow or campanelle if you prefer. Cook it al dente.
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• Oil - Olive oil is my go to for most recipes but you could use grapeseed or avocado oil as well.
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• Chicken - For this recipe, I used boneless skinless chicken breast. Slice it into pieces similar in size to the pasta you choose.
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• Spices - Salt and pepper are the perfection addition. If you are not using fresh garlic or shallots then you can add garlic and onion powder as well.
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• Peppers - Bell peppers are ideal for this pasta. I used red, yellow and orange peppers. Chop them into pieces a bit smaller than the pasta and chicken.
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• Shallots - Personally, I love the flavour of shallots over onions. You can substitute onions if you like though.
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• Garlic - Fresh garlic is best for this recipe but if you don't have any you can use jarred minced garlic or garlic powder. The recipe calls for 2 cloves garlic but you can totally toss in more!
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• Vinegar - I used balsamic vinegar because it adds such a nice flavour to pasta. Use good quality balsamic vinegar. You could substitute apple cider vinegar in a pinch.
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• Lemon - Use fresh lemon juice if it's available.
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• Parsley - This is an optional garnish. Personally, I love dried and fresh parsley in this one. You can substitute fresh basil instead of parsley.
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  Variations:

  • Mushrooms - Feel free to substitute any kind of mushroom in this recipe. For example, button or cremini mushrooms would work perfectly.
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  • Tomatoes - Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes or Roma tomatoes would be ideal for this recipe.
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  • Spinach - If you're looking to amp up your nutrient-rich foods while adding great tasted you can easily add spinach to this pasta.
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  • Kale - My regular readers know I'm not a huge fan of kale, but if you love it feel free to toss some in.
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  • Broccoli - This is one of my favourite veggies and I love it in chicken pastas.
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  • Cauliflower - Honestly, I know from experience that cauliflower paired with broccoli and asparagus is a great addition to this pasta.
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  • Asparagus - I love asparagus solo or in pastas, or even stir fry. Asparagus spears would be amazing.
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  • Beans - Green beans would be a great substitution or additions to this recipe.
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  • Carrots - Sliced fresh carrots work beautifully in healthy pasta. Slice them thinly so they cook quickly.
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  • Snow Peas - These are one of my favourite things to toss in fresh pastas. They pair well with almost every other vegetable.
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  • Zucchini or Yellow Squash - Both of these work great so if they're in season they can be added.
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  • Cheese - Feel free to add fresh parmesan cheese to the pasta.
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  • Fresh Herbs - Feel free to use fresh basil or oregano in this recipe. Fresh thyme or rosemary would also be lovely.
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  • Dried Herbs and Spices - Red pepper flakes are amazing so feel free to add some. You can also add dried basil or oregano.
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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