Sonoma Chicken and Pasta

This fast and easy Sonoma Chicken and Pasta recipe is made with artichokes and olives in a tomato sauce and served over rotini pasta.

Since the pickiest kids EVER have started artichoke hearts and olives on their pizzas , I have been looking for more ways to incorporate them in recipes. This recipe was inspired by a chicken salad recipe that I saw at a local deli. I decided to add the chicken, artichokes and olives to a tomato sauce and serve it over pasta, creating a grown-up variation on spaghetti.

When I told my daughter I was serving grown-up spaghetti for dinner, she objected to the insinuation that spaghetti is “kid’s food”. She teasingly stated her case: “Spaghetti is a grown-up food. They serve it at a fancy restaurant in Lady and the Tramp”. How can you argue with that? I was forced to change the name.

I kept the price down on this dish by using frozen artichoke hearts which are much more frugal than jarred artichoke hearts and don’t have any extra ingredients.

Sonoma Chicken and Pasta Recipe

This fast and easy recipe is made with chicken, artichokes and olives in a tomato sauce and served over pasta.

Ingredients:

• 16 ounce rotini pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb. chicken, cut into bite size pieces
• 2 -3 cups artichoke hearts
• 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, drained
• 15 ounce can tomato sauce
• 4 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup olives, sliced

Directions:

1. 1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
   2. While pasta is cooking, add oil, onion, garlic, and chicken to a large frying pan.
   3. Cook over a medium heat until the chicken is cooked through.
   4. Add the artichoke hearts, tomatoes, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning to chicken mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes.
   5. Add olives and cook until olives are heated through.
   6. Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and stir to coat the pasta.

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Sonoma Chicken and Pasta Recipe

This fast and easy pasta recipe is made with chicken, artichokes and olives in a tomato sauce and served over rotini pasta.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian-American

Keyword Sonoma Chicken and Pasta Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

• ▢ 16 ounce rotini pasta
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 cup diced onion
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1 lb. chicken cut into bite size pieces
• ▢ 2 -3 cups artichoke hearts
• ▢ 15 ounce can diced tomatoes drained
• ▢ 15 ounce can tomato sauce
• ▢ 4 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 14 teaspoon pepper
• ▢ 1 cup olives sliced

Instructions

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, add oil, onion, garlic, and chicken to a large frying pan.
• Cook over a medium heat until the chicken is cooked through.
• Add the artichoke hearts, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to chicken mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add olives and cook until olives are heated through.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and stir to coat the pasta.

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