Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables and Penne
One of our favorites. If it's not grilling season, you can roast the vegetables in the oven and sauté the chicken in a skillet. Delicious without chicken.
60-90 minutes, Serves 8
One of our favorites. If it's not grilling season, you can roast the vegetables in the oven and sauté the chicken in a skillet. Delicious without chicken.
60-90 minutes, Serves 8
Ingredients: Entrée
| 1 ½ lbs | Grilled chicken breasts |
| 2 or 3 | Zucchini and/or yellow squash |
| 16 oz | Fresh mushrooms |
| 3 or 4 | Various sweet peppers (green, yellow, red) |
| 1 large sweet onion | Sweet onion |
| 14-16 oz | Wheat penne pasta |
| 8 oz | Cubed feta cheese |
| ⅔ cup | Sliced kalamata olives (or whole, cut in half) |
Ingredients: Dressing
| ⅓ cup | Extra virgin olive oil |
| ⅓ cup | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| ½ tsp | Ground black pepper |
| ⅛ tsp | Crushed red pepper flakes |
| 1 | Minced garlic clove |
| 1 tsp | Dried basil |
Preparation
| 1. Combine the dressing ingredients: extra virgin olive oil (⅓ cup), fresh lemon juice (⅓ cup), salt (1 tsp), ground black pepper (½ tsp), crushed red pepper flakes (⅛ tsp), minced garlic clove (1), and dried basil (1 tsp). Shake or combine completely, and set aside. |
| 2. Cube the feta cheese (8 oz) and slice the kalamata olives (⅔ cup), and set aside. |
| 3. Quarter the zucchini lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces. |
| 4. Cut the smaller mushrooms in half and the larger ones in quarters. |
| 5. Cut the onion (1 large sweet onion) into pieces sized similarly to zucchini and mushrooms. |
| 6. Grill or roast the vegetables and the chicken. |
| 7. Meanwhile, cook the wheat penne pasta (14-16 oz) al dente according to the package directions. |
| 8. Cut the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces. |
| 9. Combine everything: grilled chicken, grilled vegetables, warm pasta , feta cheese, kalamata olives, and dressing. |
| 10. Serve and enjoy. |
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