Grilled Chicken, Penne & Veggies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 1 lb chicken breast
• 14 ounces diced tomatoes
• 4 ounces of sliced black olives
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, -crushed
• 1 yellow pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 2 small zucchini or 2 medium zucchini, cut into bite-sized chunks
• 6 -8 ounces baby spinach leaves
• parmesan cheese (sprinkle on top at table)

Recipe

• 1 mix olive oil and pressed garlic together, and brush/smear onto chicken (both sides).
• 2 grill chicken in olive oil and garlic. (i do this indoors with my calphalon grill pan).
• 3 when cooked through, remove chicken from pan/grill, and cut into strips.
• 4 add zucchini cubes and pepper strips to the grill pan and sautee them in the juices from the chicken.
• 5 meanwhile, boil the penne.
• 6 sautee the spinich.
• 7 when veggies are cooked through, but still firm, add olives, spinich and chicken strips to the grill pan. mix together and keep over low heat while pasta finishes cooking.
• 8 drain pasta and throw the veggie and chicken mixture into the pasta pot.
• 9 serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
• 10 enjoy!