Name: Minestrone Chicken
Ingredients: 2 c Uncooked ziti pasta; (8 oz); 4 Boneless skinless chicken-breast halves; fresh or frozen; (about 1 1/3 lbs total); 1 ts Olive oil; 1 lg Onion; (for 1 cup chopped); 2 ts Bottled minced garlic; 5 1/2 ts Dried Italian seasoning; 1 md Bell pepper; (for 1 cup chopped); 2 cn Italian-style stewed tomatoes; - (14 1/2 oz ea); 1 cn Chickpeas -; (19 oz); 1 cn Sliced black olives; (2 1/4 oz); Salt; Ground black pepper; Grated Parmesan cheese; optional

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Italian	Post2	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Uncooked ziti pasta; (8 oz)
4		Boneless skinless chicken-breast halves; fresh or frozen
		(about 1 1/3 lbs total)
1	ts	Olive oil
1	lg	Onion; (for 1 cup chopped)
2	ts	Bottled minced garlic
5 1/2	ts	Dried Italian seasoning
1	md	Bell pepper; (for 1 cup chopped)
2	cn	Italian-style stewed tomatoes; – (14 1/2 oz ea)
1	cn	Chickpeas -; (19 oz)
1	cn	Sliced black olives; (2 1/4 oz)
		Salt
		Ground black pepper
		Grated Parmesan cheese; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Place ziti in 2 1/2 quarts of boiling unsalted water. Cook until just
tender, 12 to 14 minutes. Meanwhile, if the chicken is frozen, run hot
water over it so that you can remove any packaging. Place chicken on a
microwave-safe plate and microwave 3 minutes, uncovered on high, to begin
thawing. While chicken thaws, heat oil over medium heat in an extra-deep,
12-inch, nonstick skillet. Peel and coarsely chop the onion, adding it to
the skillet as you chop. Raise heat to medium-high. Cut chicken into
bite-size chunks, adding them to the skillet as you cut. Add garlic and
Italian seasoning. Stir from time to time. Seed bell pepper; cut into
bite-size chunks, adding them to the skillet as you cut. Continue to cook,
stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink outside, about 3 to 4
minutes. Add tomatoes. Rinse and drain chickpeas; add to skillet. Drain
olives; add to skillet. Raise heat to high; cook until sauce thickens
slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. When ziti is done, drain it well and add it to
skillet. Stir to coat noodles with sauce. Season with salt and pepper to
taste. Serve at once, topping with Parmesan cheese to taste. Yields 4
servings.
Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10-26-1998 By Beverly Mills, with
Alicia Ross
Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe - swolfe1@prodigy.net
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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