9 chicken pasta recipes

A delicious meal. Succulent chicken and browned mushroom sauce are served over a bed of angel hair pasta that's also tossed with mushroom sauce.

When I cooked this dish I didn't believe in good lunch today.. how wrong I was.. all my taste buds were busy and jolly.. my YES..

Wine-poached chicken tossed with rigatoni, fresh basil, sweet red peppers, and olives in a bright garlic-lemon dressing. A chilled Italian pasta salad built for hot summer nights.

Pasta with pesto and grilled chicken: linguine tossed with jarred or homemade pesto and charred chicken pieces. Quick 30-minute dinner, warm or room temperature.

Chicken pasta salad with roasted peanuts, julienned bell peppers, and a sesame-ginger vinaigrette made with Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and fresh ginger. Served cold with cucumber and watercress.

Red wine braised chicken thighs with shiitake mushrooms, tomato, and herbs over orecchiette tossed with basil and sun-dried tomatoes. A rustic Italian bowl that eats like Sunday supper.

Pasta with spinach chiffonade in a light garlic chicken broth sauce, topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano. A low-calorie Italian pasta dish ready in 30 minutes.

Light pasta in chicken broth with wilted spinach chiffonade, garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan. A brothy, clean-flavored Italian dish ready in under 15 minutes.

Stir-fry chicken with yellow squash, yam, and red potato tosses over angel hair pasta in a zippy orange-juice-and-hot-sauce glaze. Quick one-wok dinner with peanut crunch.