Chicken Marinara
- Reviews 7
Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 14 ounces water
- 5 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced (optional)
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
- parmesan cheese (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup red wine (optional)
- 16 ounces pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, penne, etc)
Directions
- Sauté garlic in 1 Tbsp olive oil until lightly brown and set aside. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
- Cook chicken, mushrooms and onion in same skillet with remaining olive oil until chicken is white throughout, seasoning with salt and pepper as preferred.
- Add tomato paste, cooked garlic and mix well.
- Add crushed tomatoes, basil, and water and mix well. Bring to boil, then lower to a simmer and covering sauce with a lid for an hour. Stir occasionally and season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Midway, add wine and stir well and resume covered simmering.
- During last fifteen minutes or so, cook pasta according to directions on package.
- In large bowl, pour sauce over cooked pasta and mix well.
- Sprinkle cheese on top and serve!
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