With this garlic, chicken, and veggies recipe, you won’t have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and you’ll stay within your budget as well!
Garlic Chicken and Veggie Pasta
This recipe makes a wonderful weeknight family dinner! You can also prepare it ahead of time and store in Tupperware containers. This dish stores wonderfully in the refrigerator for up to 4 days!
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 lb. raw/uncooked chicken breasts, diced
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tsp. oregano
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow squash, thinly sliced
- 4 c. kale (or spinach, if desired)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 3 c. rotini pasta, cooked
Instructions
- Heat large skillet with 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium-high heat.
- Add diced chicken breast, then add 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. pepper, and 1 tsp oregano. Cook until chicken is no longer pink.
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside in a small bowl.
- Add carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash slices to skillet and sauté for 5-6 minutes or until tender.
- Add kale (or spinach, if desired) to skillet followed by 1 tsp. each salt and pepper, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1 additional tsp. oregano.
- Continue sauteeing until kale (or spinach) has reduced.
- Move vegetables to the outside of the skillet, leaving a bare area in the center of the skillet, and add minced garlic to the center area in pan. Allow garlic to sautee for 1-2 minutes, and then combine sauteed garlic with veggies in skillet.
- Add cooked rotini pasta and chicken to the veggies in the skillet, and combine until all ingredients are evenly incorporated and combined.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
This recipe is not only easy to make, but it is also very affordable as well.
Also, since leftovers can be stored for later use, this recipe is perfect for weeknights when you have a very busy schedule.
Often, it is hard to find good recipes for meal preparation that are both enjoyable for adults and for children.
In the next few minutes, you’ll be reading a recipe that’s very popular, and I think you’ll enjoy it very much.
This recipe is one of the most requested by many people, and I know that you will really enjoy it if you try it out!
As you can see, this dish only has a few ingredients, including pasta, chicken breasts, kale (or spinach if you prefer), carrots, and garlic.
In order to prepare meals for work, I sometimes divide the ingredients into containers for meal preparation.
In a Pyrex bowl that is sealed in the fridge, it can be stored so it is ready to be reheated whenever it is needed.
Besides being a very popular dish, this colorful meal combines chicken, pasta, and vegetables, and because of the variety of ingredients used, it is also packed full of vitamins, minerals, and protein.
It is the way I have made pasta, vegetables, and chicken since the time I was learning to cook which is how I prepare this version of the dish.
In my opinion, my favorite thing about this recipe is how easy it is to make and that it includes everything you need to make a complete meal – starch, vegetables, and meat – to make a complete meal.
As soon as possible, you will want to put this delicious and easy pasta on your meal rotation so that you don’t miss out!
This is an easy weeknight dinner recipe you won’t want to miss out on if you are a busy person.
Also, it is a great dish to keep in the fridge for lunch at work, because it can be kept there for up to four days. So it is a great dish to take to work for lunch!