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Quick and easy chicken pasta recipes are the perfect way to feed a crowd. You'll see in the recipe that seasonings are adding at several different stages. This really helps to flavor each part of the dish and helps the flavors all play nicely together. You can have Chicken and Veggie Pasta using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken and Veggie Pasta

You need Bag of or box of pasta.
It's 1 package of boneless, skinless chicken tenders.
Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped onion.
It's 1 quart of sliced mushrooms.
It's 4 of small heads of broccoli chopped.
Prepare 2 of garlic cloves minced.
It's 2 Tbs of butter.
You need 2 of + Tbs olive oil.
You need of Italian seasoning.
You need of Optional garlic salt if needed.
It's 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water.

Or serve immediately for a family dinner. Chicken, vegetables and pasta make up this filling salad which everyone seems to like, even people who don't like pasta salad. This is great for hot summer days when you just don't feel like turning on the oven. Note: the amounts here are estimates, as I rarely measure when I make this salad, so feel free to add a bit more or less of whatever.

Chicken and Veggie Pasta step by step

Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and brown on high heat skillet in Tbs oil..
Meanwhile, cook past in separate pot. Cook to al dente to avoid mushy pasta later..
Add veggies, herbs, and oil to chicken..
Add cooked pasta with butter and reserved pasta water. Stir and simmer. Simmer with lid on for about 5 min or until broccoli is done..
Taste and add more seasoning if needed..

This pasta salad with chicken and fresh vegetables makes a quick and delicious summer dinner and an even better lunch for the next day. Get a jump on meal planning and prep this recipe a day in advance. Make and refrigerate the basil vinaigrette (shake it well before dressing the salad). The cooked pasta is combined with frozen mixed vegetables, cooked diced chicken, and a super easy sauce mixture. A delicious baked pasta with amazing colors and flavor!