Chicken Tenders And Vegetable Saute

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
• 1 lb chicken tenders, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes, slightly pureed in food processor
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 ounces rigatoni pasta, cooked according to package directions and drained
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoon oil.
• 2 saute the chicken until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• 3 transfer chicken to a plate.
• 4 add the onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms to the skillet; saute until tender, about 5minutes.
• 5 add more oil, if needed.
• 6 return the chicken to the pan.
• 7 add the tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper to taste and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the flavors are blended, about 10 minutes.
• 8 add rigatoni to the pan and stir until pasta is coated with sauce.
• 9 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve immediately.