Yet, there are several ways to relish red pepper pasta sauce. But according to us, the perfect way is what we will share today with you.
We know that your imagination goes wild after reading this. With that, let’s just come to the point of sharing the detailed recipe.
Recipe Of Red Pepper Tomato Pasta With Chicken
At first, come the ingredients, which are fundamental pantry essentials. And you can buy them from any grocery store near you.
Ingredients For The Recipe
- Olive oil- 2 tbsp
- Chicken breasts- 3-4
- Butter- 2 tbsp
- Shallots- 5 (minced)
- Garlic- 8 cloves (minced)
- Fire-roasted red peppers- 12 oz (roughly chopped)
- Peeled Tomatoes- 28 oz (roughly chopped)
- Salt and pepper for taste
- Cherry Tomatoes- 10 oz (halved)
- Basil leaves- ½ cup (chopped)
- Red pepper- 1 tsp (crushed)
- Basil- ½ tsp dry plus ½ tsp fresh
- Dry parsley- 1 tsp for the recipe and garnish
- Lemon- 1 (juiced)
- Pasta as per choice
Total Time Needed For Recipe
Preparation Time– 15 minutes
Cooking Time– 35 minutes
Total Time– Amounts to 50 minutes
Nutritional Content
As per every four servings, the dish will have:
- Calories: 466 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Protein: 52 g
- Fat: 19 g plus Saturated Fat of 5 g
- Cholesterol: 159 mg
- Sodium: 1781 mg
- Potassium: 1634 mg
- Fiber: 4 g
- Sugar: 9 g
- Vitamin A: 1570IU
- Vitamin C: 84.7 mg
- Calcium: 143 mg
- Iron: 4.6 mg
Steps To Follow
- First, cover equal-sized chicken breasts in plastic wraps. The ideal size of chicken would be ½ inch helps you cook more adequately. Also, sprinkle salt and pepper on each chicken.
- Now put shallots, tomatoes, pepper, and basil in a pan and keep it aside. In the meantime, boil a pot of water on high heat. And cook pasta in it.
- Next, heat the olive oil in the medium-heated oven. When it gets hot, add chicken to pan-fry till it gets golden brown from the outside. When done, let them rest for some time.
- Now, decrease the heat to medium and add butter to the skillet. Mix the shallots with garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then, add peppers, tomatoes with juice, and stir well. Likewise, put basil, red pepper, parsley, and lemon juice and mix them well.
- Now turn the heat to low and continue cooking the sauce till it becomes chunky ketchup-like. Stir it frequently.
- Now, combine the sauce with chicken. Then, cook for 3-5 minutes at 165° Fahrenheit.
Your dish is ready. Serve it along with cooked pasta.
What’s More! Time For Tips
Chop the chicken into small chunks for instant cooking. You can add ¼ tsp of cayenne powder for a spicier sauce. You can also add olives, capers, crushed black pepper, and artichoke hearts to the sauce for good taste.
Furthermore, you can blend the chunky sauce by pouring it into a blender. If you like to have cheesier sauce, you can add feta or burrata cheese.
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