Italian Gigi Sauce With Chicken and Pasta

"This is a wonderful, light sauce served over your choice of pasta. Not your traditional tomato sauce but a totally different flavor that your family will love. My husband (and myself quite frankly) were concerned about the tomato soup but you don't even know that is what was used. It doubles very well."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Fill a large stove-top pot with water, cover and bring to a boil.
  • Heat oil in a large nonstick fry pan or wok at med-high.
  • Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and add to pan as you cut.
  • Add garlic and basil to pan. Toss occasionally until meat is no longer pink.
  • While meat is browning….
  • Slice onion and add to pan as you chop.
  • Wash and slice mushrooms, adding to pan as you slice.
  • Place pasta in boiling water, stir and cook uncovered.
  • Set timer according to package directions (approx 11 minutes).
  • Add tomato soup to chicken mixture and stir.
  • Gradually add milk, then salsa.
  • Stir well to combine.
  • Wash and chop the green onion. Set aside.
  • Rinse the cooked pasta under hot water in a colander. Let drain. Return pasta to pot.
  • Toss with olive oil and basil.
  • Serve sauce over pasta and sprinkle green onion for garnish.
  • Our family also loves a little parmesan cheese on top.

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Reviews

  1. Excellent! This is so delicious and yet you don't taste the tomato soup. I cut the recipe in half and instead of the 1% milk I used fat free half and half. That's the only changes I made. This is a keeper and so easy to prepare. Thanks for posting. Made for Fall PAC 2009 :)
     
  2. This is a great recipe! I had been looking and looking for this recipe because it's my fav. Italian restaurant side dish. This isn't exactly like the restaurant but close enough! I don't put in the mushrooms because the hubby doesn't like them but other than that I follow it to a T. Thanks for posting this!!
     
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<p>I live on the Gulf Coast of Florida with my husband, David, 3 children, 3 cats and 2 goofy pugs. I'm originally from upstate New York and have lived in Florida for 18 years. The summers are very long here and you spend most of your time inside because of the terrible heat and humidity. Before becoming a stay at home mom, I worked for 6 years as the Catering Coordinator for The Belleview Biltmore Resort &amp; Spa, the oldest, largest wooden structure in the world, located in Clearwater, Florida. I LOVE cooking and entertaining. <br />Trying to feed a family of 5 on one income can be tricky at times so I am always looking for new ideas and recipes. That is how I happened upon RZ. <br />Cooking has become my passion for keeping me sane. I don't like being stuck indoors most of the year! The plus side to living in this climate is the yearly abundance of fresh produce. I have constant (and cheap!) access to most fruits and vegies all year round at numerous stands on the side of the road. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg alt= /></p>
 
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