Pasta Shells With Grilled Chicken & Mozzarella

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken cutlets
• 8 ounces pasta shells, medium size
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, fresh, cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons butter
• coarse salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil a large pot of water for pasta shells. meanwhile, season chicken with salt and pepper and cook on grill or in a grill pan until no longer pink. when done, remove and cut into small strips.
• 2 cook pasta shells to desired firmness. reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and then drain shells and return them to the pot.
• 3 add the cooked chicken, tomatoes, mozzrella, parmesan, parsley, and butter to pot. stir to combine.
• 4 slowly add some reserved pasta water until a nice coating of sauce is on pasta- you will probably not need all the reserved pasta water. serve with more parmesan cheese for sprinkling. enjoy!