Everyone finds him- or herself in a time crunch once in a while at dinner time, and I'm no exception. I consider this one of my "cheater" meals (even though it still uses fresh ingredients and I have to assemble it) because it is pretty quick to prepare and is all made in one skillet. Thanks to a simple recipe from the Campbell's Soup people, I can get dinner on the table in about 30 minutes with no special planning or ingredients. I try to have a couple cans of Half Fat cream soups in the cupboard (this one uses celery soup and there's a Chicken Broccoli Divan that I just love, using broccoli soup), and I am never without some frozen veg in the freezer and pasta in the pantry. My DD likes this dinner so much she requested it for her birthday one year!
Easy Chicken & Pasta
1 Tbsp oil
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken, cut in chunks
1 can cream of celery soup
2-1/4 cups water
2 cups fresh (cut up) or frozen vegetables*
1/2 tsp dried basil
2 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
* I use onions, carrots, mushrooms, green beans, garlic, zucchini, celery, peas, corn...etc.
Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken and stir fry until cooked through; set chicken aside.
Sauté vegetables for a few minutes to soften. Then add soup, water, and basil. Heat to a boil, stirring often.
Stir in pasta. Cook at med. heat 10 mins., stirring often.
Add back chicken and cook at low heat until pasta is tender and chicken is hot. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired.
:) oooh Love this one!! I printed this one out.. I'm going to do it this week for one of the week nite dinners! got my shopping list of cream soups! thank THANK THANK YOU!!! I am always in need of 'quick meals'!!
Posted by: STEFFOGAL1 | February 21, 2010 at 11:32 AM