Ingredients
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2 grilled chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, chopped
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8 ounces grape tomatoes
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1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon dried basil or 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
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salt and pepper
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3 cups mini penne pasta, uncooked
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water or chicken broth, to cook pasta in
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3/4 cup white wine
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1/4 cup favorite Italian dressing, not creamy (I used Northern Italian)
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10 -15 black olives or 1/4 cup sliced black olives
Instructions
- Marinate chicken in favorite marinade and grill until done. You can leave out the chicken for a great vegetarian meal.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix tomatoes with oil, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 12 minutes in shallow baking pan.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions in water or broth add 1/4 cup white wine.
- Smash cooked tomatoes with back of wooden spoon.
- Chop chicken, if using.
- Drain pasta.
- Mix pasta, tomatoes, chicken and olives together. Add white wine and dressing.
- Serve warm.