Spicy Chicken Marinara With Summer Squash
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 6 ounces water
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 large yellow onion, sliced (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup yellow squash, halved & thinly sliced
- parmesan cheese (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 16 ounces pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, penne, etc)
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (optional) or 1/4 cup asiago cheese (optional)
directions
- Sauté garlic in 1 Tbsp olive oil until lightly brown then set garlic aside.
- Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Cook chicken, 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, pepper 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.
- This is a good time to get ready for the pasta. Set a large pot of water up to boil the pasta in and set temp on high. You want the water to be boiling and it takes awhile.
- During last fifteen minutes or so of cooking the marinara sauce, add the squash. At this start to cook pasta according to directions on package.
- In large bowl, pour sauce over cooked pasta and mix well.
- Sprinkle parmesan or asiago cheese on top and serve!
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