I visited some friends for whom I do some book-keeping, as I have for about 7 years now (time flies!!!). They were making dinner, which smelled amazing and they insited I have a small plate before I go (twist twist). it was quite tasty, so I inquired. They had learned a pasta trick on TV I'll share with you. They had picked up a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. Their dish included, among other things, zucchini, which as of late is one of my fave veggies. They also used asparagus, which is most certainly not one of my faves. At any rate, since the next night was my night to cook for the fam, I thought I'd take this non-recipe and do my own spin off... and a new dish was sort of born :)
By the way, the following is not really "in order" so much as just talking about the various components, so you'll have to work that part out on your own if you want to try this!
Pasta: Farfalle... ok that's fancy for Bowtie Pasta and I couldn't remember it so I had to look it up. Anyway, a bag o'that. Hey here's the secret... while it's cooking, get a really fine grater and grate some parmesan cheese (from a wedge... don't cheap out on me here, it's important). Once you pull the pasta from its boiling bath and drain it, sprinkle the freshly grated parmesan and mix it up. Do this "infuses" the pasta with the parmesan flavor... very much worth the effort
Meat: Instead of a rotisserie chicken, I got a couple boneless skinless breasts, briefly marinated them in garlic & herb marinade, butterflied them, and threw them on the grill. Once those are done, slice and dice
Veggies: I am always trying to balance between my pickiness and my pop's love for flavors and vegetables I can't stand :) So this was a great opportunity. I sauteed some onion and garlic and bell peppers, then added zucchini and yellow squash and diced roma tomatoes. We cooked these in an iron skillet on the grill , just so I didn't have to run back and forth between kitchen and grill (PS some EVOO in that skillet and season it up too). Once the veggies were fairly well ready, I added a little tomato paste (like 1/2 of one of those teeny cans) and some water, to kind of meld it all together.
OK in a gigantic bowl, I combined and tossed the parmesan infused pasta, the veggies, and the grilled, marinated chicken, and then tossed in a little more parmesan cheese.
It was delish indeed!!!
