As much as I want to tell you about the life-changing pair of maternity leggings I recently bought (umm, will totally still be wearing these post-baby!) I’ll spare you and share this light and healthy Bruschetta Chicken Pasta recipe instead!
A homemade bruschetta mixture – chopped tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, and tons of minced garlic – is quickly simmered to create a light and silky sauce for cooked spaghetti noodles. Topped with a little parmesan cheese, balsamic reduction, and sauteed chicken cutlets, this is a 20-minute dish the whole family will eat without complaint.
This recipe is actually from the IGE archives. We’re talking 2011, dark photos, no recipe – just an obnoxious collection of photos and words. Hey, I guess not much has changed! Har. Anyway, the dish deserves a repost not only because it is so, so simple but because it’s just what I crave around this time of year. The sun is staying out longer and longer each day and I find myself pushing aside heavier comfort food recipes for simple, toss together suppers that are easy on the waistline, and sourced mostly from the garden or Farmer’s Market. Winning!
How to Make This Recipe
Start by making the bruschetta mixture – it is incredible. In a bowl combine chopped Roma tomatoes, chopped fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh garlic, tons of salt and pepper, plus a pinch of sugar. Set aside or refrigerate overnight.
Next add gluten free spaghetti to a large pot of salted, boiling water, then cook until al dente. Drain then set aside.
Around the time you drop the pasta into the water, place a large skillet over medium-high heat then mist or spray with extra virgin olive oil or nonstick spray. Add chicken breasts that have sliced into cutlets (ie sliced in half lengthwise) then seasoned with garlic salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning and saute for 2-3 minutes a side or until cooked through. Remove to a plate then set aside.
Turn the heat down to medium then remove the skillet from the heat to cool for a couple of minutes, and then add the bruschetta mixture. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the tomatoes are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened.
Finally, add the cooked pasta into the skillet plus freshly grated parmesan cheese then toss to combine. Taste then add salt if necessary.
Scoop the pasta into bowls then drizzle with a wee bit of balsamic reduction if you please (you can find this in bottles at the grocery store or make your own) and top with a sliced chicken cutlet. EASY, you guys!!! So, so easy, and even more delicious. I hope you love this light and yummy dish. Enjoy!
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Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
Description
Bruschetta Chicken Pasta is a light and fresh dinner recipe that's quick cooking too. Prep ahead and dinner will be on the table in just 15 minutes!
Ingredients
- 10oz gluten-free spaghetti
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced into cutlets
- Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and pepper
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
- balsamic reduction, optional
- For the bruschetta mixture:
- 6 Roma tomatoes, chopped with juices (about 3 cups)
- 1/4 cup packed fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic, microplaned or minced
- salt and pepper
- pinch of sugar
Directions
- Stir together ingredients for bruschetta in a bowl then set aside. Can be made a day ahead of time.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil then salt heavily and add spaghetti. Cook until al dente then drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat then mist or spray with extra virgin olive oil or nonstick spray. Season chicken on both sides with Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and pepper then saute for 2-3 minutes a side or until cooked through. Remove to a plate then set aside. Turn heat down to medium then remove skillet from heat to cool slightly.
- Return skillet to heat then add bruschetta mixture and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until tomatoes are heated through and juices are slightly thickened. Add pasta and parmesan cheese then toss to combine. Taste then add salt if necessary. Scoop into bowls then top with more parmesan cheese, balsamic reduction if using, and chicken, then serve.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Linda 03.09.2018
I like your idea to change things up here on the blog…while I enjoy the recipes, hearing about your life with in the Midwest and your family would really be interesting as I live in central Washington State and have never been to your area….I say go for it!
Erin 03.09.2018
Yes to more lifestyle posts!
Bridget 03.09.2018
I would love to see more lifestyle posts!
Lacey Jones 03.09.2018
I would love to see more non-recipe type posts :)
Julie Binger 03.09.2018
I would read whatever you decide to blog about! I love the way you write. :) And congratulations on the girl!!! Yay!!! I have a boy and a girl and I love that idea that sisters make brothers better men.
Erin 03.09.2018
Yes, I would LOVE more lifestyle posts! I read your blog to get inspiration for food, but I don’t ever follow recipes, so I tend to skim over that part. My baby boy just turned 1 and I love reading your lifestyle posts to see what I’m in for :)
Jenny 03.09.2018
I love your lifestyle posts and would be happy to see more of those, in addition to your great recipes! Also, Trader Joe’s has two amazing versions of their bruschetta (one refrigerated, one not) that could make this meal even quicker in a pinch!
Sara 03.09.2018
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN= YESSSS. So good. And I LOVE the idea of more lifestyle posts!!!
Casey 03.09.2018
I think it’s great that you’ve been ensuring some work/life balance being a full-time mom and blogger! Lifestyle posts would definitely be interesting and a good mix-up for the blog. Also, your recipes are great and definitely worth waiting a few weeks/however much time you need to see some new ones. :)
Michelle 03.09.2018
I love your lifestyle post too. Your recipes are beyond amazing and wonderful too! I have referred many with Celiac Disease to your website – you have changed their lives…really. Cutting back on the amount you post, 100% support. If you were my gal pal, I would say “Find your balance when the little one arrives. Don’t sweat it. Do what makes you the most happy. In the end, that is what matters. Your happiness and your family’s happiness.” ~Be you.
Elizabeth 03.09.2018
Ok. I’m going to be the voice of dissent here. If I wanted a life-style blog, I would have signed up for one. As one of the people that you occasionally mention that can’t have children, I HATE mommy-blogs! They hurt my heart. When you post baby stuff, I just delete it. My husband and I LOVE your recipes, but if this changes to a lifestyle/mommy blog, I’m going to be unsubscribing. You could do what Jessica Merchent does and make it a separate section of the blog.
Heather 03.16.2018
She must be so thrilled with your permission to do what another blogger does. This whole comment was a little too dramatic. Turn it down to a six, maybe?
Jessica 03.09.2018
YES YES YES to more lifestyle posts!!!!
Joann Bussen 03.09.2018
It was your recipes that brought me to IGE but I do enjoy your lifestyle posts. As an ‘Indiana Girl’ my upbringing and the foods I grew up with are very similar to that of yours in Iowa. I wonder if you could flip/flop the lifestyle with the food recipes – rather than a recipe each week you have the lifestyle entry and taper the recipes to once or twice a month? I think as your kids get older you’ll be finding different ways to cook and different foods to cook as their tastes mature and you’ll find that you still have recipes to share. I have a 16 year old and a 12 year old – and my 16 year old is now making his own salsas and experimenting with different foods – quite different than just a couple of years ago when he ate burgers and chicken nuggets exclusively! Trust your instincts!
Jenny 03.09.2018
Yes to more lifestyle posts! I’m also expecting my 3rd due this summer, so it’s nice to read about those in the same stage of life I am in! :) I always go to your blog for recipe Ideas! thanks for all your great recipes!
Jessica 03.09.2018
Yes to more lifestyle posts!! Have always loved Friday Favorites and the what-you’ve-been-up-to posts. Also, yay for Grandma visits and bigger yay to 99 years!! International Women’s Day indeed. She has seen some things. Love that you’re having a girl now. My husband’s family is two boys and then a girl. Love it, love it!
Shannon 03.09.2018
More lifestyle please! ? Obviously, LOVE your blog for the food content as I have made everything at least once…but as a long time reader (and mama) I have been anxiously awaiting for the moment you expanded your blog to lifestyle as well! ??
Amy Yordt 03.09.2018
Yes, to posts about anything you want to blog about! You could blog about concrete drying and I’ll read it….you are hilarious!
Lisa E 03.09.2018
I give lifestyle posts a big THUMBS UP!!!
Cindy 03.09.2018
I would read a BOOK written by you I love your posts so much. So yes please, more of whatever strikes your fancy to share:)
Kelli at Hungry Hobby 03.09.2018
This looks so easy and delicious! Loving all of the flavor in it!