Chicken marinara is an easy recipe that everyone will love–even your picky kids! It’s got chicken and a delicious tomato based sauce that is guaranteed to please!
This recipe is interesting because anyone with zero cooking skill can prepare it. It’s so easy to make! It is made up of fresh ingredients, you can use fresh ingredients that are full of flavor for this dish. Also this is a quick dinner recipe which is perfect for busy weeknights.
WHAT IS MARINARA ?
Marinara sauce is a tomato sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and onions. Homemade marinara is almost as fast and tastes immeasurably better than even the best supermarket sauce
METHOD OF PREPARATION AND INGREDIENTS FOR MARINARA SAUCE
- 2 cans stewed tomatoes, Can use 500gm fresh, chopped and Blanched Tomatoes also
- 1 cup tomato paste
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup finely diced onion
- Place tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a food processor; blend until smooth.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in blended tomato sauce.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
INGREDIENTS AND RECIPE FOR MARINARA CHICKEN
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cup marinara sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- In a large nonstick skillet put some olive oil and cook chicken over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side than remove and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms, garlic, basil and Italian seasoning until mushrooms are tender. Stir in sauce and broth (optional) . Add chicken; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with pasta.
You can also try Chicken Meatball Spaghetti
For more information click here
If you are struggling shedding weight. You can talk to us by taking this assessment: Click here