Twelve Minute Pasta Toss Recipe
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Twelve Minute Pasta Toss

By: Cindy 
"This is an easy-to-prepare, wonderful, flavorful pasta dish that gets rave revues! I have had many friends ask me for this recipe. After my friends prepared this dish for their friends, their friends would ask my friends for it. Goes well with a crisp, green salad and garlic bread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (148)

What to Drink?

Wine Sangiovese
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
12 Min
Ready In:
32 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces rotini pasta
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Cook and drain pasta as directed.
  2. While pasta is cooking, in a 5-quart pot, heat olive oil and saute chicken, garlic, salt, garlic powder, basil, and oregano until chicken is cooked. Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for two minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and toss with pasta. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 365 | Total Fat: 9.8g | Cholesterol: 36mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2007 by MARIEM   view full review
Wow! After reading all of the reviews, I decided to "marinate" my chicken in 1 tbl of oil...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2003 by JAN3   view full review
Very tasty and quick recipe. I put the chicken,oil from the sun-dried tomatoes, and herbs into...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2003 by CAITY-O   view full review
Very delicious but does not do well made ahead of time. The pasta gets chewy and the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2004 by KIMBERLY0410   view full review
I thought this was very good but to make more of a "sauce", I added chicken broth during the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by schmerna   view full review
This dish gets too dry if you drain the oil after cooking the chicken. Otherwise full of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2008 by Amy37 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
A wonderful, easy standard in our rotation of meals. Don't change the ingredients, but I do...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2004 by CHEFCHICO   view full review
This was a mouth-watering piece. The aroma and the combination of flavours is superb. I've...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2003 by QUINN15   view full review
Great job Cindy, I added fresh basil and fresh mozzarella (not store brand) and it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2011 by whatzcookin   view full review
Absolutly loved it. I used rainbow rotini, plus added chives and ground red pepper. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by JOSIE   view full review
This was good, and definitely quick, but tasted a little different than what I was expecting....

 

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