Spicy Chicken Pasta

Ingredienti

• 300 g Chicken breast (About 10.5oz, Boneless skinless chicken thigh/breast cut into thin strips)
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper
• 150 g Spaghetti (Any dried/fresh pasta, penne, fusilli, or linguine ( about 5.5 oz))
• 3-4 cloves Garlic (Finely chopped/minced)
• 1/2 Brown onion (Finely chopped)
• 1 tsp Crushed chillies (Dried red chilli flakes)
• 350 g Tomato passata (About 12oz)
• 1 tbsp Italian herbs (Dried Italian herbs mix or oregano)
• 2-3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Chicken stock cube (Or vegetable stock cube ( see details in note ))
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 20 g Parmigiano-Reggiano (about 0.7oz, Freshly grated)
• 1-2 tbsp Parsley (Finely chopped)

Preparazione

1. 1

   Season the water with 1-2 teaspoon of salt. Cook the spaghetti/pasta in the boiling water according to the package instructions. Save 1 cup of pasta boiling water for later use. Meanwhile the pasta is cooking you can prepare the chicken and tomato sauce.

2. 2

   Heat the pan in medium heat, drizzle 2 tablespoon of olive oil and stir fry the chicken strips for 2-3 minutes until slightly brown. Remove from pan and set it aside.

3. 3

   In the same pan, drizzle more oil and saute the garlic for a few seconds until fragrant. Follow with the onions and cook until the onions are soft and translucent. Add dried chilli flakes and stir for a few seconds.

4. 4

   Next add the tomato passata, ½ cup pasta water, Italian herbs, salt, pepper and chicken stock cube. Stir well and bring it to simmer.

5. 5

   Now place the cooked pasta and chicken strips and combine well with the tomato sauce. Sprinkle grated cheese and chopped parsley and stir it well.

6. 6

   Turn off the heat and transfer to serving plate. Garnish with grated cheese and chopped parsley.