Chicken pastas are a staple of many families.

They are relatively inexpensive, usually quick and easy to prepare and offer a flavorful meal for many occasions The problem is that chicken pastas can become boring because of our lack of time for preparation, and frankly, a lack of imagination.

In this article, I will suggest ways to keep chicken pastas in your meal rotation in slightly new and more flavorful ways. It is my goal to help keep the ease of chicken pastas and avoid possible boredom with them.

Chicken Pastas

Chicken pastas join chicken and any pasta you choose…two mainstay ingredients. They give you a great combination of protein and carbohydrates that tastes great and is relatively easy to put together. The ways to mix chicken and pasta are almost limitless.

Your choice for chicken pastas can be anything from an Italian dish, to a salad, to a hearty dish that you can serve to your family.

With chicken pastas, your imagination is the only limit…so get your imagination in gear and let’s look at some of the possibilities.

1) Chicken pastas teamed with a salad are a perfect after exercise lunch that is quick and easy…

Cut the poultry into little pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cook the pasta in boiling water that has been salted and finish preparing the chicken. Cook the chicken in a small amount of olive oil and garlic. Set this aside to cool. Drain and cool the pasta when it is done. When they have both cooled slightly, stir them together with chopped chives and light mayonnaise.

2) A savory sauce can enliven both ingredients in chicken pastas…

You can bring flavor and depth to your chicken pastas by adding crushed tomatoes. For example, you could add basil, parsley and finely chopped onions. To finish this dish, add these herbs to your chicken pastas and top with Parmesan cheese.

3) With pine nuts, basil and olive oil you can made a pesto sauce for your chicken pastas…

The flavor of pesto might not be familiar to you, but its tangy taste is worth the effort. You can buy pesto in a jar at the market or make it fresh. When you serve the pesto with your chicken pastas, it gives you a pleasant smelling dish that is light on the tummy and can be served for lunch or dinner.

Chicken Pastas

4) For more indulgent chicken pastas…

Get some of your best hard cheese and grate a whole bowl of it. Combine the cheese with chicken and pasta that have been marinated in oil. The grated cheese needs to be added to both and then stirred.

To make this taste even better put all of it into a dish then heat it in the oven to melt the cheese and make it stringy. Chicken pastas like this might prove too rich for some as they have some very strong flavor, but will be favored by those who enjoy tastes that are both simple and strong.

5) For healthier chicken pastas…

You might want to make some chicken pastas that integrate ingredients which are more healthful by preparing spaghetti and broccoli. In this meal, we will combine grilled chicken, pasta, garlic and your favorite hard cheese. Fully cook the spaghetti and make sure it is drained and dry. Use some steamed broccoli and toss the spaghetti in oil and garlic then mix everything together and top with grated Parmesan.

There are numerous ways to enjoy chicken pastas…

Most of the chicken pastas suggested here can be modified if you experiment with adding other things such as freshly ground pepper which assists in bringing flavors together. Trying out your own seasonings is what makes cooking exciting.

Hope the tips above will keep chicken pastas a regular item in your cooking repertoire.

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