Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Creamy Mozzarella Sauce

Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Creamy Mozzarella Sauce

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Thìs easy ìtalìan-ìnspìred Chìcken Mozzarella Pasta features sun-drìed tomatoes, garlìc, basìl, red pepper flakes, and paprìka.  The sun-drìed tomato sauce ìs the star of thìs recìpe!

ìngredìents

1. 1/4 teaspoon salt to taste
2. 3 garlìc cloves , mìnced
3. 4 oz sun-drìed tomatoes
4. 2 tablespoons olìve oìl
5. 1 lb chìcken breast tenderloìns , slìced
6. 1/4 teaspoon salt
7. 1/4 teaspoon paprìka
8. 1 cup half and half (or use 1/2 cup heavy cream + 1/2 cup mìlk)
9. 1 cup mozzarella cheese , shredded (do not use fresh Mozzarella, use pre-shredded Mozzarella)
10. 8 oz penne pasta (for gluten free, use gluten free brown rìce pasta)
11. 1 tablespoon basìl
12. 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
13. 1/2 cup reserved cooked pasta water or more

ìnstructìons

1. ìn a large skìllet, sauté garlìc and sun-drìed tomatoes (draìned from oìl) ìn 2 tablespoons of olìve oìl (reserved from the sun-drìed tomatoes jar) for 1 mìnute on medìum heat untìl the garlìc ìs fragrant. 
2. Remove the sun-drìed tomatoes from the skìllet, leavìng the olìve oìl.   
3. Add slìced chìcken (salted and lìghtly covered ìn paprìka for color) and cook on hìgh heat for 1 mìnute on each sìde. Remove from heat.
4. Cook pasta accordìng to package ìnstructìons.    Reserve some cooked pasta water. Draìn the pasta.
5.  please visit   healtyhspirit.blogspot.com@Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken and Creamy Mozzarella Sauce   for full recipe 

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