Balsamic Chicken Mushroom Pasta

Not entirely from scratch.  Taking the Campbells shortcut to cut down on ingredients and time.  Brine the chicken beforehand if you like extra juicy and tender chicken chunks.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 can Cream of mushroom soup
• ½ – 1 cup Half and half
• 4-6 cups cooked pasta
• 2 chicken breasts (diced)
• 2 PKGS mushrooms (sliced)
• ½ TBSP dried thyme
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1-2 TBSP oil (coconut or olive)
• 2-3 TBSP balsamic vinegar (reduced)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook pasta.
3. Cook chicken.  Set aside to cool a few minutes, then dice into big chunks.
4. Brown mushrooms in olive oil over medium heat.
5. Mix together together the soup, half and half, thyme, garlic, and balsamic vinegar.
6. Pour the mix over orzo, add chicken and mushrooms, and stir together.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes to bring all the flavors together.  Or don’t.  If you’re starving, dump it on a plate and dive in.