Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2006

I used more vegetables than the recipe called for. I used a head of broccoli, a bunch of asparagus, an onion, sundried tomatoes, and roasted red peppers (cheated and used jarred ones). It was EXCELLENT. Trick is I think to add pesto and olive oil to your taste. Fresh herbs also improve this dish tremendously. A hand ful of fresh basil. Thanks I will make this again

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2006

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MONNALIKI

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2006

What a wonderful use of kitchen staples. My 4 and 5 yr olds loved the dish, even went for seconds. It was a good mix of vegetables, noodles and spice for family dinners. I nearly doubled the pesto, and increased the garlic as well. I cooked the pesto mix first, then used the pan to grill chicken breast; while I blanched the broccoli in the micro. This will be a wonderful repeat!

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2005

So tastey!! We loved this pasta!! I cubed the chicken before cooking it, and then I cooked it in a frying pan with a little olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic powder which gave the chicken a nice flavor. I suggest starting the boiling water right away like the recipe says. I waited a little while and forgot how long it does take for water to boil, and then you can time it so the pasta is done at the same time as the sauce. I followed other reviewers' suggestions and added a third tablespoon of pesto and that seemed like a great amount. We love tomatoes so next time I would add more. GREAT recipe!

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Hillary

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Home Town: Long Beach, California, USA

Living In: Santa Barbara, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2005

Delicious! This definately will feed 6 adults as a meal! I added some olives, extra pesto, and a little extra (canned) diced tomatoes. I absolutely loved this dish! If I made any other changes, it might be adding some crushed red pepper to give this a little zip. But it is awesome as it is!

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2005

This dish was delicious. I seasoned my chicken with seasoning salt and added some spinach to the dish as well. It was so good.

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PRPRINCESSMISSY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fremont, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2005

Made this for a dinner party and everyone raved about it. It is delicious.

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2005

This is a great summertime meal. As suggested, we used grilled chicken and sauteed 8oz. fresh mushroom slices with the garlic. We are not big pesto fans so I substituted about 2 tsp basil and 1 tsp oregano and used only about 1/2 C parmesan. A 14.5 oz can of dice tomatoes worked instead of fresh. Yum!

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2005

This was a winner at our house. It's the perfect way to use up leftover roasted chicken!

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SMACNAB

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2005

I was in the mood for a dish with pasta, chicken, and broccoli without a heavy cream sauce and this did the trick. I am not s huge pesto fan, but it went well with this recipe. I agree to add more pesto- I also thought you could double the amount of broccoli and triple the amount of tomatoes. I added more veggies than required, but I still thought it could use more. I also used the "corkscew" pasta which I thought would go better.

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2004

This one didn't do too much for me, but the hubby really liked it.

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Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2004

Good, but I was expecting a little more flavor. I increased the pesto to 3 tbsp. but it could have used 4 or more. Also, I would have liked more tomatoes. Black olives or red onion might have zipped it up a little more...May try again with some of these alterations.

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2004

My favorite part: Makes GREAT leftovers! AND makes a great cold pasta salad too. I'm a fairly amateur cook and this recipe came out perfect the first time. I definitely suggest more of everything- pesto, olive oil- I cooked the chicken in olive oil and garlic and I overcooked the broccoli, but I think that made it better. My family gives it five stars.

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KISSINGCLYDE

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2004

100% a keeper. I used fresh tomatoes from my garden for this and it came out awesome. I also added some mushrooms for a bigger vegetable appearance. The best part about this was that I made it for this girl I'm kicking it to and she thinks i'm the shizzie now.

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Living In: Frisco, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

My kids absolutely loved this dish. Additional pesto was also added but overall, this dish was simple, quick and tasty.

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2003

Yes, I vote a 3rd Tablespoon of pesto becuase this family likes very full flavors. This recipe is a winner! It is full of yummy stuff, and it is oh so simple to prepare. I had three grilled chicken breast halves in the freezer, and the grilled flavor added just the right touch. I, my husband, and our children (ages 8 and 9)devoured this. Thanks Joanne!

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Home Town: Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2003

This was pretty good. I used cut tomatoes with olive oil and garlic from a can and it turned out great. I also used perdue cooked italian style chicken, which had lots of flavor. And it took me only 10 minutes to make dinner. This is THE recipe for those days you just don't have time to spend in the kitchen.

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2003

Great meal and easy to fix. Husband liked it too! I did add another Tbs of pesto and a little more olive oil b/c it was dry w/out adding some. Also added add'l 1/2-1 cup of fresh tomatoes. Will make again!

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2003

This was easy and delicious! I used bow tie pasta, can diced tomatoes and frozen broccoli florets. Will definitely make again.

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Home Town: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2002

Excellent flavor. Was a hit in my house!!! I added a tad more pesto sauce (homemade) and if I were to make it again, would add a little more fresh tomato, but other than that, it tasted like something from the North End of Boston!!!

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