Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Pesto Pasta with Raisins and Chicken

Sorry I haven't posted in a long time. Days get busy and I need the evenings to relax.  I've also made some pretty stand-by meals lately.  Anyway, I made a very different pasta last night.  I made Rotini pasta in a pot.  In a separate pan, I sauteed chicken and onions, then added fresh garlic, raisins, Portobello mushrooms and almond slivers that  I had previously toasted on the stove.  I combined everything together with olive oil and high end Italian pre-made pesto sauce.  I then plated it the concoction and topped it with fresh crumbled goat cheese....yum!  The dish had a lot of flavors...herbal with the pesto, sweet with the raisins and crunch from the almonds...heart healthy omega 3's.  Yummy dish!