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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
recipe image Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables and Penne
Ingredients: Entrée
1 ½ lbsGrilled chicken breasts
2 or 3Zucchini and/or yellow squash
16 ozFresh mushrooms
3 or 4Various sweet peppers (green, yellow, red)
1 large sweet onionSweet onion
14-16 ozWheat penne pasta
8 ozCubed feta cheese
⅔ cupSliced kalamata olives (or whole, cut in half)
Ingredients: Dressing
⅓ cupExtra virgin olive oil
⅓ cupFresh lemon juice
1 tspSalt
½ tspGround black pepper
⅛ tspCrushed red pepper flakes
1Minced garlic clove
1 tspDried 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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