Easy Chicken & Pasta Dinner

Tonight I combined a bunch of things and made a great dinner. Here is my recipe - lets call it Julie's chicken pasta & garlic bread dinner. The serving size is enough for 2 adults with some leftovers.

Things you Need:
Pasta of your choice
Garlic
Butter
French or Italian Bread
Olive Oil
White Wine
Heavy Whipping Cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Start a pot of water for the pasta.
Chop up 4 cloves of garlic.
Melt half a stick of butter.
Cut a loaf of French or Italian bread in half and put on a baking sheet. (I only used 1 half - to use all the bread, double the butter and add another clove of garlic)
Combine half of the garlic with the melted butter and spread on the bread. Drizzle some olive oil on top and put in the oven.
Once your water is boiling add your pasta and cook according to the package directions. Make sure you add a lot of salt to your boiling water.
Start a small pan over medium heat and add some olive oil. Once hot, brown the rest of the garlic. Add 1/4 cup white wine and let reduce - takes about a minute or so. Note about wine - I used an opened bottle that had been in my fridge for over a week and it was still fine. And another note - never use a wine for cooking that you wouldn't drink! Once reduced add 1/4 cup heave whipping cream. Season with some salt and reduce to simmer. Allow to thicken.
While everything is working, take a store bought rotisserie chicken and shred.
Once the pasta is done, drain the water and return to the pot. Add the sauce and half of the shredded chicken. You can also add some Parmesan cheese.
Keep an eye on the bread. I turned up the heat for the last few minutes to 415 degrees to get it nice and crispy.

I took the rest of the chicken and added some bbq sauce and heated. We will be having bbq chicken sandwiches for lunch tomorrow:)

Enjoy!