Sicilian Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

Sicilian Chicken Spaghetti is a fast dinner you make whenever you’ve received chicken, canned tomato and a few type of pasta mendacity round. Raid your olive jars and marvel at how little effort it takes to make this punchy flavoured chicken pasta that shall be a life saver on busy nights!

It is a fast dinner concept that’s based mostly on utilizing what you’ve received – so be at liberty to customize!

Chicken Spaghetti

I’ve affectionately dubbed this pasta as a Sicilian Chicken Spaghetti for no different motive than so as to add just a little za za zoom to what’s truly a quite simple pasta made with pantry staples, however is however can’t-stop-slurping-it-good.

It’s a fundamental tomato garlic pasta sauce, however it will get a flavour enhance from just a few little issues:

1. searing the chicken first – the golden bits caught on the pan add flavour into the sauce;

2. utilizing wine to deglaze the pan (fancy phrase to explain dissolving golden bits in pan into liquid). Wine is a secret ingredient so as to add complexity to in any other case easy sauces, and one thing I exploit repeatedly – from this fast Creamy Mushroom Sauce For Every little thing to Garlic Prawns (Shrimp); and

3. utilizing olives, artichokes or comparable antipastoey issues (is that an actual phrase??) so as to add pops of flavour.

EFFORTLESS – This chicken pasta requires little greater than opening cans and jars, and urgent garlic by way of a crusher!

What you want for this chicken spaghetti

Right here’s what you want.

• Olives and artichokes – these are the issues that’s supposed to be “use no matter antipasto-ey stuff you’ve received” a part of this recipe. I’m considering: roasted peppers, marinated mushrooms, solar dried tomatoes – that kind of factor. Leftover selfmade Marinated Roasted or Marinated BBQ greens could be 100% good too (the truth is, in all probability the BEST!)

• Basil is non-obligatory – I don’t normally have a bunch mendacity round in my fridge. Sub with a teaspoon or so of dried herbs.

• Chilli flakes (aka pink pepper flakes) additionally non-obligatory – a like just a little warmth to spice issues up!

• White wine – a traditional ingredient so as to add further flavour into in any other case easy sauces. Sub with chicken inventory/broth.

And whereas this is a chicken pasta recipe, which might due to this fact suggest that chicken is a considerably key ingredient, you may truly skip it and nonetheless find yourself with a mighty tasty pasta!!

Learn how to make it

Right here’s the way it goes down. It’s very straight ahead and has a pleasant stream to it:

• sear then shred chicken;

• saute garlic then deglaze pan with white wine or chicken broth;

• plonk all the opposite sauce issues in and simmer whereas the pasta’s cooking;

• then toss pasta with sauce till the spaghetti modifications from yellow to pink and the sauce is clinging to the pasta moderately than pooled within the skillet.

Immediately’s Chicken Spaghetti is the tomato model of the creamy shredded chicken alfredo pasta I shared just a few months in the past – big reader fave!

I believe you’ll like that there’s no chopping known as for on this recipe, apart from slicing the chicken breasts in half to make them thinner in order that they cook dinner quicker and extra evenly. Although truly, you may completely skip that and simply sear the breasts complete.

And on a remaining be aware, why shredded chicken?

Common readers know I’m an enormous fan of shredded meats. From Shredded Beef Chili to Shredded Beef Ragu, to shredded chicken tacos and nachos, the explanation I’m such a fan is as a result of I like how the shredded meat acts as a mop so the sauce clings to it. It’s simply an all spherical higher consuming expertise!!

Full your meal with a Rocket Salad with Balsamic Dressing. The recent peppery flavour of the rocket (arugula) pairs so nicely with pasta! – Johnsat x

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Sicilian Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes 15 minutes

Nutrition facts: 619 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 320g / 11oz spaghetti (or other long pasta)
• 2 chicken breasts , each halved horizontally to form 2 thin steaks
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine (Note 1)
• 800g / 28oz can crushed tomato
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water (about 1/3 empty tomato can)
• 1 cup (100g) sliced black olives (Note 2)
• 170g / 6 oz artichokes (marinated in can or jar), drained (Note 2)
• 1/2 – 1 tsp red pepper flakes (spiciness – adjust to taste!)
• 1/2 tsp salt and pepper , each
• 1 cup basil leaves , optional (or sub baby spinach)
• Parmesan cheese , freshly grated

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water per packet directions, MINUS 1 minute. Drain. (Do this while sauce is simmering)
2. Cook chicken: Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear chicken 1 1/2 minutes on each side until golden, then remove from skillet. Shred while sauce is simmering.
3. Add remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds.
4. Add wine and let it simmer rapidly for 1 minute, stirring to dissolve brown bits on bottom of skillet into the wine, until mostly evaporated.
5. Add tomato, water, olives, artichoke, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir, simmer on medium for 5 minutes.
6. Stir shredded chicken into sauce.
7. Add pasta into sauce, still on the stove. Toss well for 1 minute or until sauce reduces more and is clinging to pasta strands, rather than pooled in the skillet.
8. Just before serving, toss through fresh basil.
9. Serve immediately with parmesan!

Notes

1. White wine adds depth and complexity of flavour to this otherwise simple sauce! Any white wine is fine here – dry, sweet, woody. Sub with chicken stock/broth, low sodium.
2. Olives and artichokes – sub with any antipasto type things that have a bit of a tangy or marinated bite to them. I’m thinking: roasted peppers, marinated mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes – that sort of thing. Leftover homemade Marinated Roasted or Marinated BBQ vegetables would be 100% perfect too (in fact, probably the BEST!)
3. Nutrition per serving.

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Hi, I’m Sarah Millar!
I’m a food blogger who loves creating quick and easy recipes that bring big flavor without the fuss. Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated — and I’m here to share simple, fast food ideas that anyone can make at home. When I’m not in the kitchen, you’ll usually find me tasting new dishes, exploring cafés, or coming up with fresh food hacks to make everyday meals more fun.

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