Sun Dried Tomato Bruschetta Chicken With Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Meanwhile, fill a large 12-quart pot with water, cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil into skillet, immediately add chicken breast. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 3-5 minutes on each side until cooked through.
• While chicken cooks, prepare basil and mozzarella cheese. Chop both into bite size pieces. Drain diced tomatoes into a cup and reserve liquid. In a medium size bowl combine diced tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and ½ of mozzarella cheese. Stir to combine.
• Add a small handful of salt to boiling pasta water. Cook pasta to al dente; meaning it still has a little bite to it (approximately 8-10 minutes).
• Once chicken is cooked, add tomato liquid to pan. Spoon the tomato cheese mixture over the chicken breasts. Cover and reduce to simmer.
• Drain pasta and return to the hot pan. Drizzle pasta with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with rosemary. Toss to combine.
• Place pasta and chicken on plate or platter, sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over top and garnish with basil and sun-dried tomato if desired.

Steps:

• Thinly slice a baguette; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 425 degrees F until lightly golden, about 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Cut off the top inch of 2 heads of garlic. Drizzle with olive oil, wrap in foil and roast 1 hour at 400 degrees F. Squeeze the garlic out of its skin and mash. Meanwhile, fry sage leaves in olive oil until crisp. Spread softened butter on the toast rounds. Top with the roasted garlic, sliced sun-dried tomatoes, the fried sage and sea salt.

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Combine chicken, tomatoes, mayo and garlic; spread onto cut sides of bread. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 1 min. or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over tomatoes for 30 minutes, remove and pat dry.
• Slice and toast bread.
• Rub both sides of each slice with split garlic clove.
• Place tomatoes in a shallow bowl and mix with olive oil and seasonings.
• Place tomato mixture on each slice of bread and top with parmesan cheese.
• Place bread on baking sheet and stick under broiler until cheese bubbles and browns.