Garlic Herb Pasta with Chicken and Shrimp

After coming back from work, sometimes I just don't feel like reaching out for the cutting board and start chopping.. And that's when I reach out for the IQF(Individual Quick Freeze) based frozen goods. One issue to solve though is to cook them in a manner that just gives it a made fresh from scratch taste and suits our respective taste buds. Mine and my husband's taste preferences are lots of flavour and spice, so my recipes are all full of both elements ;)
This is one of my favourites!

Ingredients:
1 packet of frozen "Penne pasta with chicken, shrimp and garlic herb sauce" (The brand I like is 'Viola' however go down the isle of frozen meals and pick up any packet that refers to a pasta meal with garlic herb sauce and if you follow the instructions below, you will most certainly get good results.)
1 chicken breast cooked & seasoned (again - look for this in the frozen foods, this is one thing you can very quickly get used to, and will love it forever!)
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp lemon-pepper
salt
1 chicken bullion
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 cup penne pasta or garden rotini

Preparation:
Sprinkle 2 tbsp of water on the frozen chicken breast and heat for 1.5 minutes in the microwave. Allow it to cool down
Cut in half and slice it into thin strips
Optional step: Saute the chicken strips on a pan with some lemon pepper and crushed red pepper
In a deep dish, cook the garden rotini/penne pasta until done, drain and set aside
On medium heat, in a separate cooking pan, add 1 tsp olive oil
Add the thyme, rosemary and crushed red pepper
Now follow instructions to cook the frozen pasta on the stove
Once the frozen pasta is half thawed on stove, add a chicken bullion cube to the mix and 1/4 cup water
Add the lemon pepper and cook until the sauce, pasta is completely thawed and almost done.
Add the additional pasta that you just boiled and set aside with the rest of the frozen pasta mix.
Add chicken to the pasta and mix
Serve hot!

Serving suggestion:
Garnish with some fresh parmesan cheese and chopped parsley