Al Dente Farfalletti Pasta with Zucchini and Chicken

Al Dente pasta company put out a new line of pastas. The farfalleti comes with a recipe on the back of the bag and I really enjoyed it. The little bowtie pasta shapes are fun and easy to eat – and the recipe was flavorful with the added garlic to the oil
Enjoy!

Made Al Dente Farfalletti Pasta with Zucchini and Chicken – was delicious

Author: Al Dente Pasta

Recipe type: Pasta

Cuisine: American/French

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 4

Al Dente pasta company put out a new line of pastas. The farfalleti comes with a recipe on the back of the bag and I really enjoyed it. The little bowtie pasta shapes are fun and easy to eat - and the recipe was flavorful with the added garlic to the oil Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 small or medium sized zucchini sliced
2 cloves garlic minced
3 TB olive oil
kosher salt to tasta
2 cups cherry tomatoes halved (about a carton of cherry tomatoes)
1 cup cooking water
1 lemon zest and juice
mint or basil to garnish
goat cheese or parmesan to garnish
1 bag of Al Dente Farfalletti Pasta
1 chicken breast sauteed and cut into cubes (optional)

Instructions

If you want to add chicken to this dish, first sautee one chicken breast on pan with 2 TB olive oil and cook until internal reaches 165 degrees. Cut up chicken into cubes and put aside.
In a skillet over medium high heat, once add 3 tbsp. olive oil, once pan is hot add minced garlic for a minute, then add kosher salt and saute zucchini until zucchini begins to brown.
Then Add 1 cup tomatoes. and cook until tomatoes begin to wilt, then add chicken and simmer.
Meanwhile boil salted water and Cook pasta for 5 minutes.
Before draining pasta water, ladle ½ cup cooking water into skillet. Add pasta, juice and zest of 1 lemon, fresh mint or basil, goat cheese or parm.