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 This is so simple and tasty, filled with summer time flavors of fresh tomatoes and basil. If my picture looks a little low on noodles it's because I accidentally went low carb by dropped half my noodles on the floor before they made it to the pot. Feel free to drop your noodles or cook them ;) |
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| Ingredients: | |||||
| 2 | Skinless Chicken Breasts | ||||
| 1/2 Box | Angel Hair Pasta | ||||
| 2 Cups | Chopped Fresh Tomatoes | ||||
| 1 Cup | Chopped Fresh Yellow Pepper | ||||
| 2 tsp | Fresh Minced Garlic | ||||
| 1 tsp | Kosher Salt | ||||
| 1 tsp | Fresh Ground Black Pepper | ||||
| 4 Tbsp | Unsalted Butter | ||||
| 3 Tbsp | Fresh Basil, Chopped | ||||
| 3 Tbsp | Grated Parmesan Cheese | ||||
| 2 Tbsp | Extra Virgin Olive Oil | ||||
| Directions: | |||||
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Start by prepping the water for your noodles. Fill a large pot with water, lightly salt it, put a lid on it and wait for it to boil. Add your Olive Oil to a wide mouthed pan and set on medium heat. Salt and pepper your chicken breasts and add to the pan once your oil starts to bubble. Mine took about 4 minutes on each side. You want the chicken largely cooked at this point but it will cook more with the sauce so you don't need to worry it is completely cooked through at this point. Add in your chopped tomatoes, yellow pepper and 2 Tbsp fresh basil (reserve 1 Tbsp to garnish). Mix then add your butter which will create a simple sauce for your noodles. Be sure to have the butter cut into 4 Tbsp pieces so they can melt faster. Stir in your minced garlic. Turn the heat down to low and put a lid on it so the flavors can combine. By now your water should be ready to add your noodles. Cook for the time suggested on your directions, drain and pour into large bowl. Remove the chicken from your pan and slice into bite sized pieces then return to pan. Pour Chicken mixture over your noodles and top with parmesan cheese and finely sliced fresh basil. Left overs are even better and this is a great recipe to double for a crowd or to have left overs for lunch.
Adapted from 'Tomato Basil Chicken' on menumusings.blogspot.com |
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