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Italian Tomato Sauce Chicken Pieces Recipes
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You can see in the picture how bright and colorful this easy Italian tomato sauce chicken pieces recipe is. This Italian style chicken in herby tomato sauce is really fresh and juicy, mainly because tomato sauce, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes are used to make the sauce, as well as onion and garlic for flavor. Fresh basil and parsley go really well with this dish and the salt, pepper, and parmesan add the only other flavors and this is a very natural-flavored dish and one, which kids, and adults all love.
Italian Tomato Sauce Chicken Pieces Recipes
This is a great Italian chicken recipe, delicately flavored with herbs and garlic in a tomato based sauce. The chicken is browned, and then cooked with the rest of the ingredients until all the flavors have mingled well. Similar to both crockpot chicken recipes and chicken casserole recipes, this Italian chicken cooks very slowly for a long time until it is succulent, flavorsome, and ready to serve over delicious, piping hot spaghetti.
This is quite a basic recipe, since the only ingredients, apart from tomatoes and tomato paste, are chicken, garlic, onion, herbs and spices, but the flavor is irrefutably Italian, and the sauce tastes very fresh because it is made with fresh herbs and fresh vegetables. Italian chicken recipes are always popular because the versatility of chicken ensures it goes very well with typical Italian flavors like those found in the following recipe. Some Italian chicken dishes are creamy or cheesy, rather than tomato-based, but this Italian style chicken in herby tomato sauce is a treat for any fans of Italian cuisine.
If you like international recipes and especially Italian ones, have a go at making this wonderful chicken in an herby tomato sauce recipe. You can use any chicken pieces such as boneless chicken breast, chicken thighs, or any other chicken parts. The recipe is easy to follow and you just have to cook it until the chicken is done. To test it, stab a piece with a sharp knife and see if the juices run clear. If the chicken is all white and the juices run clear, the meat is done.
Italian Style Chicken in Herby Tomato Sauce
Ingredients -
4 lbs chicken pieces
1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons snipped parsley
8 oz tomato sauce
6 oz tomato paste
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 cans diced tomatoes, 14-½ oz each
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
2 ½ teaspoons salt
8 oz spaghetti, cooked and drained
Grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Brown the chicken in the vegetable oil over a moderate to high heat, then set it aside and keep it warm.
Add the onion and garlic to the oil in the pan and sauté them for 3 minutes.
Mix together the tomato sauce, tomato paste, parsley, canned tomatoes, salt and pepper and pour this mixture into the pan with the browned chicken pieces.
Turn the heat down to low and let the chicken cook slowly over a low heat.
This dish is ready when the juices from the chicken run clear.
Serve with the spaghetti and sprinkle the basil leaves over the top.
Serve some grated parmesan on the side for people to help themselves.
(Serves 6)