RECIPE FOR A FRIEND

SUZY’S CHICKEN & VEGGIES OVER PASTA

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb Chicken Breasts skin off                         
1 Tablespoon Dried Basil or Fresh Basil to Taste
½ lb Dry Pasta (your choice)              

1 Tablespoon Dried Oregano
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil                          

1 Sliced Zucchini
1 Chopped Onion                                        

 ½ lb cut Fresh Green Beans
1 Clove Garlic Chopped                               

½ Sliced Orange Pepper
½ Sliced Red Pepper                                     

½ Sliced Yellow Pepper
2 Tablespoons Flour                                    

2 Tablespoons Cold Water
1 ½ Cup Chicken Stock

DIRECTIONS:

1.     Cut up chicken, Start boiling your water for your pasta (make sure to salt the pasta water).

2.      Saute chicken until golden brown with garlic, onions, tomatoes, for about five minutes (low to  med heat), while doing this cook pasta.

3.      Add cut up veggies and cook for another five minutes, until veggies soften.

4.      Add basil, oregano, and salt and pepper, make sure to keep checking the seasoning while  cooking.

5.      Add 1 ½ chicken stock, and cook for another five minutes, while you are cooking this mix two tablespoons flour and cold water in a cup or small bowl.  Make sure the flour mixture is smooth and when the chicken mixture starts to boil add flour mixture.  Cook for an additional five minutes, until sauce thickens.  Check seasoning and adjust as needed.

6.      Add pasta to sauce and if too dry add a little pasta water.

7.      Check seasoning.