chicken pasta

miss v was asking me for the recipe for my chicken pasta with tomato sauce.

here it is :)

you need the following basic ingredients to make chicken pasta;

1 large yellow onion diced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 tablespoon of dry oregano, basil and thyme
3 tablespoon of olive oil
2 portions of chicken breasts sliced or diced (up to u)
1 can of tomato paste
1 can of button mushroom - sliced
1 packet of pasta - any that u like

here are my methods to make them;

first step - after u have diced the garlic, place them in the pan with the olive oil BUT do not start the gas YET. let it soak in the olive oil for a couple of minutes. trust me this makes ALL the difference!

second step - after a few minutes of soaking the garlic, fry it up and add it in the onions and next important step, add in the oregano ans basil. add the thyme if yr cooking chicken, otherwise no need the thyme k.

after the whole house smells absolutely yummy from the lovely herbs, add in the chicken :)

third step - after the chicken brown lightly, add in the sliced mushroom

fourth step - decant the tomato paste into the pot. add hot water. then add salt and pepper to taste and a bit more oregano or basil if you like. if the sauce is too watery you can thicken it with cream or corn flour.

some people thinks its easier to buy the ready made tomato sauce, which i think if yr making lasagna or baked pasta is fine as its easier to cook from scratch, but if yr making the sauce for eating like this, best go with the from scratch method, i mean seriously its hardly any hard work right?

cos seriously, that's it! yr done!

a few notes;
1. if your making bolognese sauce, make the beef is properly browned before adding the tomato paste, for chicken, u can skip the browning process
2. the longer you simmer the sauce, the better it taste
3. if u like, add in extra fresh tomatoes as an additional veggie and also for extra taste


tadaaaaaaaa! (oh note - all pictures including the pic of the pasta here is courtesy of google, i didnt manage to take any pictures when i was making them last week :p)

for finishing, add a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top :)

ps : i absolutely hate it when people put those frozen veggies in the sauce, like euuwwww! its horrible and taste fake and yucky! grate some carrots and diced some capsicum and put that it instead okey :) it taste better and healthier too!