Pasta with Chicken, Red Pepper and Red Beans

Total time: 25 minutes
   Red pepper, red beans and a few of the last fresh tomatoes come together for a quick sauce for pasta and sautéed chicken breasts.  Delicious doesn't have to be difficult!

 Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup dried pasta, curly macaroni, rigatoni
• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 medium red pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 15oz (450gr) red beans
• 2 - 3 medium tomatoes
• 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) chicken stock

 Instructions:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Roughly chop the pepper, onion and tomatoes. 
• Mince the garlic.
• Cut chicken into large bite-size pieces.
• Open, drain and rinse beans.
• In a large skillet heat oil.  Sauté paprika for 1 minute.
• Add onion, pepper and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and sauté until cooked through. 
• Add garlic, sauté 1 minute longer. 
• Add tomatoes, stock, beans; simmer until tomatoes soften and sauce starts to thicken, 5 - 10 minutes. 
• Pour sauce over pasta, stir well to combine and serve.