Lip Smacking, Mouth Watering Wifeys Creamy Cheesy Chicken And Pasta

• 3 large Garlic cloves minced
• 1 as needed 3-4oz sun dried tomatoes in oil
• 1 lb Chicken breast tenders
• 1 cup Half and Half
• 1 Paperika
• 1 Salt
• 1 Pepper
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz Penne Pasta
• 1 tbsp Basil
• 1/4 tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup Reserved cooked pasta water

1. Drain sun dried tomatoes RESERVE 2 TABLESPOONS OF OIL for sauteing
2. In a large skillet on high heat saute garlic and sun dried tomatoes (drained from oil) in 2 tablespoons of the oil 4 about 1 minute
3. Remove the sun dried tomatoes from the pan using tongs leaving the oil
4. Add the chicken to the oil pan
5. Salt pepper and paperika the chicken the paperika is more just to add color so don't use to much
6. Cook pasta according to package (reserve cooking water before draining pasta) drain and run under cold water
7. Slice the sun dried tomatoes and return back to the pan with chicken
8. Add half and half
9. Add cheese
10. Stir and let cook stirring constantly until all cheese melts and creamy sauce forms.
11. (If the sauce is too think slowly add the pasta water until it's to your liking)
12. Add pepper flakes
13. Add basil
14. Give it one more stir and your done
15. Plate and enjoy

garlic, tomatoes, chicken breast tenders, paperika, salt, pepper, mozzarella cheese, pasta, basil, red pepper, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/344222-lip-smacking-mouth-watering-wifeys-creamy-cheesy-chicken-and-pasta (may not work)