Creamy Basil Chicken

(from nmgresearch’s recipe box)

Enjoy dinner cooked with chicken, pasta and Progresso Recipe Starters basil cooking sauce – a flavorful meal.

Source: Betty Crocker

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: POULTRY

Ingredients

  • 2 2/3 cups uncooked penne pasta (8 oz)
  • 1/2 cup Italian dressing
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, flattened slightly
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 can Progresso Recipe Starters creamy Parmesan basil cooking sauce (18 oz)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. In resealable food-storage plastic bag, place dressing and chicken. Seal bag; refrigerate 15 minutes.
  2. In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-low heat. Cook garlic in oil 1 to 2 minutes or until garlic just starts to brown. Drain chicken, discarding dressing. Add chicken to skillet. Cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut. Stir in wine; cook until most of the wine has evaporated. Stir in cooking sauce, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture starts to thicken.

  3. Serve over pasta. Top with Parmesan cheese.

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