Penne Pasta With Grilled Chicken And Roasted Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 grilled chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, chopped (optional)
8 ounces grape tomatoes
1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried basil or 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper
3 cups mini penne pasta, uncooked
water or chicken broth, to cook pasta in
3/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup favorite Italian dressing, not creamy (I used Northern Italian)
10 -15 black olives or 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Preparation

Marinate chicken in favorite marinade and grill until done. You can leave out the chicken for a great vegetarian meal.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix tomatoes with oil, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 12 minutes in shallow baking pan.
Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions in water or broth add 1/4 cup white wine.
Smash cooked tomatoes with back of wooden spoon.
Chop chicken, if using.
Drain pasta.
Mix pasta, tomatoes, chicken and olives together. Add white wine and dressing.
Serve warm.