Feta cheese and broccoli florets make playful companions in this grilled chicken pasta with parmesan croutons. A lemon and garlic kissed sauce lightly coats the pasta shells and brightens up the flavors.
I could be perfectly happy eating pasta like this for the rest of my life. Every, single day. With so many different shapes and sizes of pasta and an endless variety of ingredients to marry them with I would never have to eat the same dish twice. Everything works with pasta.
This has all the comfort of a fall dish while still holding on to summer a little longer by grilling the chicken. You can use a rotisserie or leftover roasted chicken instead.
Feta cheese and broccoli florets make playful companions in this grilled chicken pasta with parmesan croutons dressed in a light lemon garlic sauce.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pour a tablespoon of oil onto the middle of a large baking sheet or roasting pan, add bread and toss around to coat the croutons, sprinkle with parmesan and season lightly with salt and pepper. Bake until lightly golden 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile use 1 tablespoon oil to coat the grill rack, then heat to medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill on each side until cooked through (165-174 degrees F). Remove and set aside for 5-10 minutes then thinly slice into bite-size pieces.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta and broccoli together to al dente, reserving 1/2 cup of the water before draining.
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons oil along with the garlic to the pan over low heat. When garlic is fragrant add pasta, broccoli, chicken, feta and lemon zest. Toss well, drizzling with the reserved pasta water if needed to create a sauce.
- Serve sprinkled with croutons and parmesan.
Notes
Adapted from Martha Stewart
What is the strangest thing you ever ate with pasta?
Playful and flavourful! Love the combo of this pasta dish.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Pumpkin Spelt Muffins with Peanuts and Ginger
This sounds wonderful to me. I could every day too.
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That looks so fresh and yummy! I had an omelet with feta cheese recently and discovered how much I like feta so I’d love to try this now!
Moon, we think you are handsome and purrfect the way you are! We’re glad you don’t have to eat any icky diet foods! Did you get some chicken? Purrs to you!
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I could eat pasta like this every day, too! I love that you added feta :)
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I agree, I could eat it every single day too!
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