Today, I am sharing a super EASY dinner recipe with you. The words Easy and Dinner just belong in the same sentence, don’t they! I know you agree. Getting dinner on the table in a swift manner is a blessing. Kraft has developed a new line of products, Kraft Recipe Makers, that helps families get dinner on the table quickly, without sacrificing flavor.
In every box there are two tasty sauces. You mix them with your own fresh ingredients…pasta, chicken and cheese in the case of the recipe I am sharing today. And that’s it! Dinner is done and on the table and wow, will your family be smiling! Now the only thing you could possibly have left to do is the dishes. And then I bet you need to help with a little homework, solve a few sibling squabbles, sweep the floor, run Joe to ball practice, help Mary practice the piano, wash your face and kiss your sweetheart. All in a good day of fun, right? 🙂 Life can get so hectic and busy! It’s nice to have at least one chore simplified now and then. Thank you Kraft!
I enlisted the help of my daughter Anna and my nieces Belle, Hannah and Salena to put together a little video about Kraft Recipe Makers. My sister Valerie Crosby, mom-in-law Jill Eskelson and cousin Barb Griffis helped put it together. We had a fun time!
Now, let me show you how easy this meal is to put together.
Basil Marinara Chicken and Pasta
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Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe adapted from Kraft
1/2 (16 ounce) box medium shell pasta
2 large chicken breasts (1 1/2 pounds)
1 box Kraft Recipe Makers Chicken Bruschetta Pasta
2 T butter
1 C grated parmesan cheese, divided
1. Find a medium-sized sauce pan and fill it with hot water. Bring it to a boil, then add half a 1 pound box of medium shell pasta. Cook the pasta until it’s still a bit firm in the center. Pour the pasta into a colander you have placed in your sink. Run warm water over it.
2. Slice 2 large chicken breasts into thin strips with a pair of sharp kitchen scissors. Heat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Pour 1-2 tablespoons of the Basil Garlic sauce into the pan. Add the chicken and pour all but half of the sauce over it. Give everything a nice stir so the chicken gets coated with the sauce.
3. Allow the chicken to cook through, stirring occasionally. The sauce will start to cook down and evaporate. Once this happens the chicken will start to get a pretty sear along each piece. This will add a lot of flavor.
4. When the chicken has cooked through and is golden brown add the pasta and the remaining Basil Garlic sauce. 5. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1/3 cup parmesan cheese. Give it a stir to incorporate.
6. Carefully pour the chunky bruschetta sauce over the top of the pasta and chicken.
7. Top with the remaining 2/3 cup parmesan cheese. Turn the heat off and cover the pan so the cheese can melt. Serve and enjoy!
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380 comments
we love the chicken enchilada verde something one. so good and quick!! i use a rotisserie chicken!! i am def going to look for this one next!
This looks yummy. I’ll have to keep an eye out for that flavor of Recipe Makers.
I’d make this exact thing. This is right up our alley. I think the husband would love it, plus it’s super easy.
This looks delicious! I will have to go to the grocery store to pick some up 🙂
I love chicken with sauce.
I would make the Basil Marinara Chicken and Pasta. It looks really good and I have been looking for some new recipes.
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I would make either the delicious looking one you made or the New England Pot Roast which is in my cupboard!
I think the Asian Fish Taco pack looks really good. We like to make fish tacos and this would definitely simplify things.
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I would love to try the Verde Chicken Enchilada…we love Enchiladas and I will definitely be trying this one out!
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The enchilada stuff ALL THE WAY!
What you made looks really good, so I would give that try!
i could jazz up chicken enchiladas w/ the verde enchilada sauce
I would try a twist on chicken parmesan.
I’d like to use the Verde Chicken Enchilada Recipe Maker to make Verde Chicken Chili. Thanks!
I would of course try your recipe! Every one of your recipes I have tried have been delicious
This looks yummy! I’d love to try this recipe.
Chicken Parm, because it is one of our favorites! 🙂
I’d love to try the New England Pot Roast Kraft Recipe Maker to spice up my pot roast.
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I would try the new england pot roast!
We love pasta in this house, so… Anything that makes it taste good!
With some bow tie pasta, roasted veggies (broccoli, squash, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms), the sauces and topped with parm cheese.
I would use sausage instead of chicken and pene pasta with mozzarella. I pinned it! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164944405075877000/
I would try the recipe in this post. For something different maybe I’d see if they’d work for a lasagna.
That looks amazing! I would love to try the verde chicken enchilada and do an enchilada bake with corn tortillas!
I would make Sweet & Sour Meatballs and serve with steamed rice
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I would make “lasagna” made with eggplant and spaghetti squash!
I’d use it to make chicken meatballs! Pasta + meat + sauce = yum
I would make the Verde Chicken Enchilada.
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I like chicken with sauce.
rigatoni and meatballs
I’d love to try this one but with rice
I’d love to make the Basil Marinara Chicken but make it more like chicken parmasean basil marinara and have spagetti on the side.
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I would make the Basil Marinara Chicken and Pasta first, it looks delicious!
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chicken enchilada verde
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I think the KRAFT RECIPE MAKERS Chicken Cacciatore would be nice in my meatloaf
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I would make a baked Basil Marinara and Pasta with salmon
basil garlic pasta with bruschetta chicken
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This looks amazing! I think I would make a baked ziti with this!
I would make the Asian Fish Tacos.
I’d love to put it on a chicken to give it some more flavor and zest.
I’d love to make the Verde Chicken Enchiladas – love mexican!