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Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

This bruschetta chicken pasta is a super easy weeknight dinner packed full of chicken, cherry tomatoes, and fresh flavor. You can serve this dish hot or as a cold bruschetta pasta salad.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 516 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cooking The Pasta
  • 1 pound spaghetti noodles Choose a thinner spaghetti-style noodle for this dish
For The Chicken
  • 1 pound chicken breast About 2 individual breasts
  • 1 teaspoon basil dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or granulated garlic, can also use two garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
For The Bruschetta Sauce
  • 1 ½ pints cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder or granulated garlic, can also use two garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Making The Pasta
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  1. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to the package directions until al dente. (Usually about 8-9 minutes.) Remove 1/4 cup of pasta water from the pot and place to the side for the sauce. Strain and set aside the pasta in a colander and set to the side.
Cooking The Chicken
  1. Slice the chicken breast longways so that you have two wide thin chicken cutlets from each chicken breast.
  2. In a small bowl mix together oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Sprinkle the seasoning on one side of the chicken breasts with about half of the mixture.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat. Place the chicken pieces with the spice side down. Sprinkle the other side of the chicken with the remaining spice mixture.
  4. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes until brown, then flip. Continue cooking the chicken until golden brown on each side, flipping as needed. Cook for about about 9-10 minutes total. The chicken should be no longer pink in the middle and register 165 degrees when measured with a meat thermometer.
For The Bruschetta Sauce
  1. Turn the heat down to medium low. Add ¼ cup of olive oil to the pan and all of the sliced cherry tomatoes. Next add the vinegar, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. Cook over medium low heat for about a minute.
  2. Add the pasta and 1/4 cup of pasta water to the tomatoes and mix well until combined.
  3. Slice the chicken in thin strips, and add on top of the pasta. Top generously with parmesan cheese. Fresh chopped basil or parsley is also delicious on top. Enjoy!

Notes

  • This recipe is delicious hot but is also equally delicious cold as a pasta salad.
  • I've tried slicing the chicken into thin strips before cooking the chicken with this dish. What can end up happening is the chicken dries out. This dish does not have a super heavy sauce so dry chicken will be really noticeable. Cooking the chicken in thin cutlets leaves the chicken much juicier and tastier!
  • When available, use fresh herbs in this pasta. If you are replacing the basil or oregano a teaspoon of dried herb equals about a tablespoon of fresh. For the garlic, a teaspoon of dried garlic is equal to about a clove of fresh garlic. A little extra basil or oregano in this recipe is just fine.
  • The number of tomatoes in this recipe can be variable depending on what you have available. I’ve used as little as a pint and as much as 2 pints and the dish is still delicious. A pint is about 25-30 cherry tomatoes or about 2 cups chopped tomatoes.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1servings Calories 516kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 27g (54%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 48mg (16%) Sodium 495mg (21%) Potassium 724mg (21%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 608IU (12%) Vitamin C 28mg (31%) Calcium 41mg (4%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 516

% Daily Value*

Serving 1servings
Calories 516kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 27g 54%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 48mg 16%
Sodium 495mg 21%
Potassium 724mg 15%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 608IU 12%
Vitamin C 28mg 31%
Calcium 41mg 4%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.