Bragging Rights Chicken

Since what I am about to share with you has only happened a handful of times, I hope you share my sense of awe! My wonderful boyfriend has many talents, but cooking is not one of them...or so he would like you to think. I have always been the queen of the kitchen in our relationship and he has been king of eating what I make for him. He has made 3 meals for me in the past year and all of them were quite delicious! So this past Christmas, my stocking was stuffed with what we like to call "Tiger Bucks", green coupons that he used during his time as a teacher and for each Tiger Buck, I get 1 meal made by him for yours truly! So now that he has finally settled into his new schedule at work I was able to call in my Tiger Buck!!! And after tonight, I am considering handing over the kitchen for a night or two a week. J's spin on chicken pasta (found on Pinterest) was AMAZING! He marinated the chicken in an herb and garlic marinade with added pesto! Then the sauce was a combo of tomato sauce, half and half, chicken broth and more pesto!

Here is what you need:
2 boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch strips
4 Large spoonfuls of Pesto
1/2 bottle of herb and garlic marinade
8 oz pasta

For the sauce:
2 TBS olive Oil
3 cloves garlic
2 spoonfuls Pesto
1/2 cup chicken broth
8 oz tomato sauce
1 cup half and half

Marinate the chicken in 2 spoonfuls of Pesto and the marinade

When ready to cook, place chicken with all of the marinade into a pan and cook until chicken is cooked through. Set aside

Cook pasta as per box directions

Cook the 3 garlic cloves in 2 TBS olive oil
Add 2 Spoonfuls of Pesto
Add chicken broth and simmer until reduced by half
Stir in tomato sauce and half and half
Simmer for 5 minutes
Add flour is it needs to thicken (j did this)

Combine the sauce with the pasta and place chicken pieces over top...SO GOOD!!!!

I promise you will not be sorry you made this one, it is one of J's all time favorite dishes now and he can be a tough critic!! He also was pleased to accompany this dish with some red wine!