Learn How to make this Easy Quick One Pot Pasta dish where fried chicken cubes are dunked in a Creamy Red Tomato based Sauce garnished with Parmesan Cheese and Parsley.
Made with Penne Rigate Pasta, this Chicken Pasta is extremely delicious to please any age crowd.
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Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
To Cook Dried Pasta till Al Dente(10-11 Mins)
- 5 Cups of Hot Water
- 2 Cups | 200g Dried Pasta (I used Barilla Penne Rigate)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- Olive Oil, to Drizzle once Strained
For Chicken
- 200g Chicken breast, diced
- 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Onion powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Paprika
- Salt & Pepper to taste
For Pasta Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- Minced Garlic, 3 Big Garlic cloves
- Few Chili Flakes, Optional if you prefer Spicy
- 3 Tomatoes, roughly sliced
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoon Tomato paste
- 6 Tablespoon Cooking cream
- Pinch of Black Pepper
- 1/4 Teaspoon Dried Oregano & Basil
- 4-5 Tablespoon Pasta stock, Water in which Pasta was Boiled
- 200g Boiled Pasta
- 2-3 Tablespoon Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Or Dried Parsley/Basil Leaves, to Garnish
Instructions
- Bring enough water in a pot, around 5 Cups to a Roaring Boiling point on High Heat. Mix 1 Teaspoon Salt. Add the Dried Pasta, cook 10-11 mins or till al dente (cooked but still firm) on medium High heat. Follow package instructions as depends on the pasta type used. I used Penne Rigate. Do not Overcook. Drain them once cooked and reserve the pasta water. Apply Olive oil to prevent sticking to each other.
- Fry the Chicken Cubes in Olive Oil along with salt, pepper, garlic, onion and paprika. Fry on medium heat for 10-15 mins or till cooked. Set them aside.
- In the same Pan, fry onions and Minced Garlic in Olive oil. Add Chili flakes if you prefer spicy. Add Tomato Pas
- Once Tomatoes soften, Mash them well. Remove the skins with a Tong, optional. Add the Fried Chicken, Cream & Pasta Water.
- Season with Black Pepper powder, Oregano and Basil. Add Boiled Pasta and Parmesan Cheese. Garnish with Red Chili Flakes, Fresh Basil and Parsley.