Best Chicken Al Fresco Recipes

CHICKEN AL FRESCO

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine water, milk and butter. Bring just to a boil.
• Stir in pasta, contents of seasoning packet, chicken, tomatoes, onions and basil. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium.
• Boil, uncovered, stirring frequently 6 to 8 minutes. Sauce will be thin, but will thicken upon standing.
• Sprinkle white cheese on top of each serving.

CHICKEN PENNE AL FRESCO

Steps:

• Spray a mw safe lidded casserole. Add garlic and tomatoes. Cover; microwave on HIGH 4-5 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst, stirring after 2 minutes. Crush tomatoes with fork and add uncooked pasta, broth, wine, salt and black pepper.
• Return baker to microwave; cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grate cheese and coarsely chop basil, reserve about 1/4th for later.
• Carefully remove baker from microwave and remove lid, lifting away from you. Add remaining basil, cheese and chicken to baker; mix well.
• Garnish with reserved basil, additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper, if desired.
• Tips: An additional 3/4 cup chicken broth can be substituted for the wine, if desired.
• Any tube-shaped pasta requiring 9-11 minutes cook time, such as penne or rigatoni, can be substituted for the mezze penne pasta.
• To grill chicken in the Grill Pan, season 2 chicken breasts, about 6 oz each, with salt and black pepper. Heat Grill Pan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Spray pan with oil. Cook chicken 4-6 minutes or until grill marks appear. Turn chicken over; cook 4-6 minutes or until center of chicken is no longer pink and Pocket Thermometer registers 170°F.

PAMPERED CHEF GRILLED CHICKEN PENNE AL FRESCO RECIPE - (3.5/5)

Steps:

• Option- cook chicken in deep covered baker 6-7 min and chop with salad chopper. rub oil on Deep Covered Baker. Slice garlic or crush with garlic press into baker. Add tomatoes. Cover, microwave on High 4-5 min. Stir after 2 min. Add Pasta, broth, wine, salt and pepper. Cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 min or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 min. Meanwhile, coarsley chop basil. Reserve 2 tbsp for garnish. Grate cheese. Remove baker from microwave and remove lid. Add remaining basil,cheese and chicken to baker; mix well. Garnish with reserved 2 tbsp basil, additional Parmesan cheese and pepper.