Chicken Ranch Pasta

Such a great pasta dish for summer days and again, a good lunch for the hubs. Now that Clint works in Austin (YAY!) I have been preparing lunches for him and that is a whole new set of cooking ideas. I grabbed this recipe from a friend's blog: http://kenyoncooking.blogspot.com/


Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (or 4 strips, whatever you have)
2 cups pasta
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
1 can italian diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cup broccoli
grated Parmesan Cheese
garlic, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste


Directions:


Season the chicken with about half of the ranch packet; generously cover the chicken.


Heat up a drizzle of olive oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken. Once the chicken has cooked for a couple minutes, add the broccoli to the skillet. I had frozen broccoli on hand, so that's what I used here. Start boiling the water for your pasta.


Once the chicken is done (about 4-5 minutes per side), cut into bite size pieces. Throw in the other half of the ranch seasoning packet, as well as a little garlic and salt and pepper to your liking.


Add the can of diced tomatoes.


Once the pasta is done cooking, drain and add to your serving bowl.


Now, add in the entire skillet of the yummy chicken/tomato/broccoli concoction.


Top with grated parmesan and a sprinkle of parsley.