Sundried Tomato Pasta

My mom has been making this recipe for years. It is a family favorite. After drying all those tomatoes I figured the natural thing to do with them would be to make Mom's signature recipe. There's not a lot of measuring going on in her kitchen, so I'll do the best I can to estimate. This one has a lot of similarities to my Garden Pasta, in fact this is where the inspiration for that one came from. If you use whole grain pasta, I would qualify this one as a perfect recipe!

(This picture doesn't really do it justice. I promise there are lots of sundried tomatoes in there!)

Sundried Tomato Pasta

1 lb. spaghetti or spaghettini

1 lb. chicken cut into bite-sized pieces (I like tenderloins)

1 yellow or brown onion diced

olive oil
parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small jar sundried tomatoes with oil or about 1/4 cup homemade sundried tomatoes
*If you are using homemade, rehydrate them in warm water or olive oil for a couple of hours until they plump up some.

Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water. Cook the chicken, onion, and garlic in olive oil. Chop the sundried tomatoes. Toss the onion, chicken, garlic, tomatoes, and oil the tomatoes were packed in with the warm pasta. Serve with lots of freshly ground pepper and Parmesan cheese on top.
So simple, yet so delicious!