Spaghetti with Chicken in Tomato & Rosemary Sauce.

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4 SERVINGS - 40 MINUTES
Prep Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Spaghetti with chicken is the perfect meal for a busy weeknight. This a wonderful pasta recipe is served with tomato basil sauce. The original flavor of this recipe comes from fresh basil and dried rosemary.

The combination of juicy chicken together with tomato basil sauce creates a divine flavor. Simple and easy to make, you can choose it a perfect meal for the weekend or a Sunday brunch.

Which Chicken meat is the best to use?

Although Chicken Breast is used a lot, like in this recipe Spaghetti with Chicken. But actually the tastiest part of the chicken, thighs are little parcels of tender, juicy meat from the top of the bird’s leg. You can buy them in different ways, bone-in, or bone out, and with the skin on or off. The meat is darker and firmer than the white breast meat and needs slightly longer to cook. But it is well worth it because the taste is extraordinary and the tenderness is the greatest!

Ingredients:

● 12 oz spaghetti Pasta
● 1 cup chicken breasts, cut into pieces

For the sauce:

● 5 tomatoes, pureed
● 4 cloves garlic, chopped
● 1 onion, chopped
● 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
● Salt, to taste
● 1 teaspoon Sugar
● 1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
● 1 teaspoon Rosemary
● 1 teaspoon Tarragon
● 3 spring parsley leaves, chopped

Directions:

Cook the spaghetti according to the packet instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and fry chicken in it until tender and golden in color. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, heat remaining two tablespoon oil and saute onion and garlic in it over medium heat. Add the pureed tomato, red chili flakes, sugar, dried rosemary, tarragon, and basil leaves. Cook until the raw smell of tomatoes goes away.
Then add chicken and cooked spaghetti. Stir to coat everything and transfer to a serving dish.
Top with parsley leaves and serve. Enjoy your Spaghetti with Chicken!