Easy Chicken and Pasta

By nlhartman

Chicken, vegetables and pasta simmer together in a creamy mushroom sauce, touched with basil, for a carefree skillet supper.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut up
• 1 T. vegetable oil
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
• 2 1/4 c. water
• 1/2 t. dried basil leaves, crushed
• 2 c. frozen vegetable combination(broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)
• 2 c. uncooked corkscrew pasta

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from campbellskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned, stirring often. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
2 Stir the soup, water, basil and vegetables in the skillet and heat to a boil. Stir in the pasta. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
3 Return the chicken to the skillet. Cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the pasta is tender, stirring often. Sprinkle with the cheese.