Chicken Marinara

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 14 ounces water
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced (optional)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
• parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1/4 cup red wine (optional)
• 16 ounces pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, penne, etc)

Recipe

• 1 sauté garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil until lightly brown and set aside. cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
• 2 cook chicken, mushrooms and onion in same skillet with remaining olive oil until chicken is throughout, seasoning with salt and pepper as preferred.
• 3 add tomato paste, cooked garlic and mix well.
• 4 add crushed tomatoes, basil, 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.
• 5 midway, add wine and stir well and resume covered simmering.
• 6 during last fifteen minutes or so, cook pasta according to directions on package.
• 7 in large bowl, pour sauce over cooked pasta and mix well.
• 8 sprinkle cheese on top and serve!