Chicken And Artichoke Penne With A White Sauce

Rating: 4.17 stars
41 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 19
  • 4 star values: 14
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2

A savory combination of chicken, artichokes, and olives in a creamy Bechamel sauce - a marriage made in heaven!

 By MARBALET
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water. Drain.

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  • Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Saute chicken pieces until chicken is light-to-golden brown in color.

  • Add artichoke hearts, olives ,and mushrooms to pan; heat for about 90 seconds. Turn heat to low, add cooked pasta to pan, and heat until warm.

  • Add warm bechamel sauce to pan, and toss ingredients 3 to 4 times. Serve with freshly grated black pepper and fresh Parmesan cheese to taste. Sprinkle dash of paprika over food for color, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
598 calories; 22.7 g total fat; 49 mg cholesterol; 847 mg sodium. 70.5 g carbohydrates; 30.6 g protein; Full Nutrition

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NANCY
Rating: 5 stars
07/04/2003
I made this recipe for my mother on Mothers Day - IT WAS VERT TASTY! I added minced garlic and chopped green onions along with grilling the chicken first. The appearence of the dish was also great - perfect for a dinner party. This recipe will be added to my favorites. Read More
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DREGINEK
Rating: 3 stars
07/23/2003
This is good but I think it lacks a spice (red pepper? garlic? More rosemary or thyme?) but I'm not sure what. I'll keep checking the reviews to see what others may recommend but unless I figure out what it lacks I won't make again. It's not that it wasn't good (even my 5 year old ate her helping) but I felt I had to add extra parmesean cheese to just to add more taste. Read More
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(14)
41 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 19
  • 4 star values: 14
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2
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NANCY
Rating: 5 stars
07/04/2003
I made this recipe for my mother on Mothers Day - IT WAS VERT TASTY! I added minced garlic and chopped green onions along with grilling the chicken first. The appearence of the dish was also great - perfect for a dinner party. This recipe will be added to my favorites. Read More
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DREGINEK
Rating: 3 stars
07/23/2003
This is good but I think it lacks a spice (red pepper? garlic? More rosemary or thyme?) but I'm not sure what. I'll keep checking the reviews to see what others may recommend but unless I figure out what it lacks I won't make again. It's not that it wasn't good (even my 5 year old ate her helping) but I felt I had to add extra parmesean cheese to just to add more taste. Read More
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(14)
NANCY
Rating: 5 stars
07/04/2003
I made this recipe for my mother on Mothers Day - IT WAS VERT TASTY! I added minced garlic and chopped green onions along with grilling the chicken first. The appearence of the dish was also great - perfect for a dinner party. This recipe will be added to my favorites. Read More
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BIGGIOFAN2
Rating: 5 stars
06/13/2006
I changed this a bit to suit my taste I added a few strips of bacon with the chicken added Italian seasoning to the sauce as several other reviews said it needed more taste garlic and shrimp. Topped it with parmesan cheese and side of garlic bread! YUMMMM Read More
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irisheyes_14
Rating: 3 stars
01/21/2011
I found this to be pretty bland and the bechamel sauce not acting as a good pasta sauce. I think my husband and I would prefer an alfredo or butter sauce instead. I had to add more salt after cooking in order to eat. I'm wondering if marinated artichoke hearts would help give this more flavor OR sundried tomatoes would be tasty. Read More
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Rosielovestea
Rating: 4 stars
09/20/2010
My husband and kids liked this even though they all dislike mushrooms! Victory! For my bechamel I use 1 cup stock from bullion 1 cup cold milk 1 Tbsp cornstarch 2-3 T grated gruyere cheese. I also added 1 Tbsp lipton onion soup mix instead of salt or grated onion. The other reviews wondered about calories - it's the olives and artichokes both higher in fats. I agree that bacon would be yummy but there goes the low-fat option... Read More
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Sherihan
Rating: 5 stars
03/03/2009
I just read the ingredients and i cant understand why is this dish high on calories? 22 grams fat and 70 grams carbs!!! did i miss something? coz i had it before in a restaurant and i can understand that it can be fatty from the white sauce so i guess it depends on the method a one will take to prepare the homemade beshamel sauce. anyway its a very delicious dish. Read More
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KTOWNJULIE
Rating: 5 stars
05/06/2003
exceptional flavour! Read More
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JESSCOOK
Rating: 5 stars
03/22/2003
This is a great tasting meal! We used omitted the olives and in the sauce we used rosemary instead of Thyme and it was excellent!!! I would suggest this to anyone. It is good even with out the artichoke hearts too. Read More
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REBECCA.ACAIN
Rating: 4 stars
12/23/2002
This was a lovely dish I've made twice thus far. I doubled the recipe for a small dinner party; it was very filling/tasty and I received numerous compliments... my husband said it tasted like restaurant food! I always add more mushrooms and a little fresh garlic. I recommend this dish. Read More
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