Creamy Tomato Pasta
Posted: 06 October '09 by Ciara
As a big fan of pasta this is one of my favourite dishes to eat. It is really easy, quick to make and of course yummy! It can be made with chicken or fish but as i am not a big fan of fish i stick to the chicken every time. I also prefer it creamier in flavour than “tomatoey” but if you prefer the latter you can add 2 tins of chopped tomatoes instead of one or of course use less cream! You can also use shop bought herbs which work well with this recipe- I prefer the fresh herbs myself!
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 6 chicken fillets cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- salt and pepper
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 500mls fresh cream / whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary
- 3 teaspoons of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon of chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley
- Parmesan
- fresh or dried pasta
Method:
Heat the butter in a saucepan until melted. Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Add tin of tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper and rosemary and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then add cream, chilli, chilli flakes and parsley, bring to the boil and allow to simmer for around 20 minutes.
10 minutes before this is cooked, cook the fresh pasta. Add sauce and serve with loads of parmesan and garlic bread! Enjoy
NOTE: I didn’t give an exact amount for the pasta as it depends on how much you like yourself! In our house 1 packet is enough for myself, the hubs and our 2 year old -we are quite greedy when it comes to pasta portions!
Photographs to follow
Tags: Tomato
Categories: Chicken > Pasta > Recipes > Uncategorized
