East Side Mario's Oven-Roasted Tomato Linguine recipe

Posted by LladyRusty at recipegoldmine.com 12/8/2001 11:54 pm

Source: East Side Mario's Web Site eastsidemarios.com

1 pound chicken breast
1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
16 strips red pepper, julienned 1/8 inch
16 strips green pepper, julienned 1/8 inch
1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) cooked linguine or 12 ounces raw weight
2 cups Alfredo sauce
4 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
1 cup oven-roasted tomatoes, julienned

Garnish:
1 parsley sprig
1 pasta spoon

Place chicken breast on grill and season with salt and pepper and grill until fully cooked. While chicken is on grill, place saut� pan on stove and turn flame to medium heat. Once chicken is fully cooked, julienne 1/4 inch.

Place pasta in a pot of boiling salted water and cook to manufacturer's specifications.

Allow pan to heat, add oil and place garlic and peppers in pan and saut� gently.

When garlic is cooked, add julienned hot chicken breast.

Ladle Alfredo sauce and sun-dried tomato pesto on top of pasta. Toss pasta thoroughly, add tomatoes and bring to a boil.

Mix pasta thoroughly so that all pasta is coated with sauce. Transfer pasta to bowl, bringing chicken, peppers and tomatoes to the top for a colorful presentation.

Garnish with parsley sprig and a pasta spoon.