Quick Family Meal: Chicken Bruschetta Pasta with #KraftRecipeMakers

Is there any better fall comfort food than pasta? Yeah, I think not.

The #1 item my husband requests on the menu each week is pasta. We love trying new pasta dishes, so I was excited to try the new Kraft Recipe Makers for a quick family meal.

As a busy work-from-home mama, the last thing I want to do each night is cook dinner. Many times we end up with eggs, a crock pot meal or grilled cheese sandwiches. So having a “meal helper” from a box is definitely not above me. I liked that I could include my own fresh ingredients {easy to customize} and that it helped make a great meal for my family — quickly, on a budget, and without a ton of clean-up.

We made Kraft’s chicken bruschetta pasta and were pleased with the results! Lots of flavor and SO simple. The husband was ecstatic when I told him what was for dinner.

Here’s how I made this quick family meal:

INGREDIENTS

• Kraft Recipe Makers – Chicken Brushchetta Pasta flavor {Found at my local Walmart in the pasta aisle}
• 1 lb of chicken {I used 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts}
• 3 cups bowtie pasta
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• Optional: Fresh basil, chopped and croutons for toppings

DIRECTIONS

Set-up your ingredients and chop up your chicken if needed.

Cook pasta as directed. In the meantime, oil a skillet and cook the chicken until cooked through. Stir in half the simmer sauce.

Drain the pasta and add to the skillet the remaining simmer sauce while mixing.

Top with finishing sauce and parmesan. Cover and cook until heated through for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add basil and croutons if you’d like.

BOOM. Dinner is served.

OK, well, if you’re like me, you probably have a veggie and bread as well too 😀

This was totally a hit with the hubby and the kids too!

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Have you tried the new Kraft Recipe Makers? Which one would you like to try? The verde chicken enchiladas one is next on my list!