An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours. Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast, diced
- 8 ounces button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 4 fresh tomatoes, cored and diced
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno or serrano chili pepper, diced (optional)
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
- 1/3 cup + 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 cups tomato puree
- 2 teaspoons crushed red chili pepper
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 pound spaghetti prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions
- Fresh arugula (optional)
- Salt
Directions
1.
Prepare
the
water
for
the
spaghetti
according
to
the
manufacturer's
instructions.
2.
In a
large
pan,
over
medium
high
heat,
add
the
olive
oil,
jalapeno
and
diced
onion.
Sauté
for
3 -
5
minutes
or
until
the
onion
begins
to
turn
translucent.
3.
Add
2/3
of
the
minced
garlic
to
the
pan
and
sauté
for
1 -
2
minutes
with
the
onion
and
olive
oil.
Then
add
the
white
wine
to
the
pan
and
stir
the
ingredients
well
to
combine.
Simmer,
covered
for
5 -
7
minutes
until
the
wine
has
almost
evaporated
from
the
pan.
4.
Add
the
diced
chicken
breast
to
the
pan
along
with
the
sliced
mushrooms
and
sauté
for
8 -
10
minutes
until
the
chicken
is
begins
to
brown
and
the
mushrooms
have
cooked
down.
Then
add
the
diced
tomatoes
to
the
pan
along
with
the
tomato
puree,
1
cup
fresh
water
and
the
crushed
red
chili
pepper;
mix
all
ingredients
well
to
combine
and
then
cover
the
pan
and
simmer
the
sauce
for
15 -
20
minutes
-
stirring
every
few
minutes
to
ensure
the
sauce
does
not
stick
or
cook
too
quickly.
If
the
sauce
becomes
too
thick,
add
water
as
necessary
to
thin
to
the
desired
consistency.
5.
In
the
meantime,
prepare
the
trifolate
by
mixing
the
3
tablespoons
of
olive
oil,
the
minced
parsley
and
the
remaining
1/3
of
the
garlic
in a
small
bowl.
Then
set
aside.
6.
Add
the
spaghetti
to
the
boiling
water
and
cook
according
to
the
manufacturer's
instructions.
7.
When
the
sauce
has
reached
the
desired
consistency,
taste
and
add
salt
as
necessary.
Remove
the
pan
from
the
heat.
8.
Drain
the
pasta
thoroughly
and
add
it
to a
serving
dish.
Pour
the
sauce
over
the
spaghetti
along
with
the
trifolate
mixture
and
combine
all
ingredients
well
so
that
the
sauces
coat
all
of
the
pasta.
Garnish
the
dish
with
fresh
arugula
and
serve
immediately.