Chicken Pasta in Creamy Tomato Sauce
This chicken pasta has a light creamy tomato sauce. It is quite flavorful and comforting minus all the heaviness of traditional creamy alfredo.
Foto: Natasha's Kitchen
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb linguini or fettuccine pasta
- 1 lb 2 medium chicken breasts, trimmed
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 6 roma tomatoes (diced (plus more to garnish if desired))
- 1/4 cup green onion (finely chopped)
- 1/4 tsp hot chilli flakes ((optional - omit if making for children))
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil (plus more to serve)
- 1 g arlic clove (pressed)
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup chardonnay or other dry white wine
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Parmesan cheese to serve
Steps
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Cook pasta in salted water with 1 Tbsp olive oil until aldente according to package instructions. Rinse, drain and set aside.
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Trim chicken and season both sides generously with salt and pepper. Heat a large deep pan or dutch oven with 2 Tbsp oil over medium heat. Add chicken and sauté the first side until golden brown (5 minutes), flip, cover and sauté another 5 min or until done. Remove from pan and rest 10 minutes before slicing against the grain.
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In the same pan (no need to rinse it), over med/high heat, add diced tomatoes, green onion, 1/4 tsp chili flakes, 2 Tbsp chopped basil, pressed garlic clove and 4 Tbsp butter. Season with 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste. Add 1 cup wine and cook stirring occasionally until mixture is soft and most of the wine has evaporated.
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Once there is only 1/4 cup liquid remaining, stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream and 1/2 tsp salt or season to taste.
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Add back the chicken then season to taste if needed. Warm through gently for 2 minutes then toss the pasta with the sauce. Serve with parmesan, chopped fresh parsley and more diced tomatoes for extra freshness.
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (8% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| linguini or fettuccine pasta | 0.75 lb | - | - |
| 2 medium chicken breasts | 1 lb | - | - |
| Salt and black pepper to taste | - | - | - |
| olive oil | 2 tbsp | - | - |
| roma tomatoes | 6 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 7.200 |
| green onion | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| hot chilli flakes | 0.25 tsp | - | - |
| chopped fresh basil | 2 tbsp | - | - |
| arlic clove | 1 g | - | - |
| unsalted butter | 4 tbsp | - | - |
| chardonnay or other dry white wine | 1 cup | - | - |
| heavy whipping cream | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| Parmesan cheese to serve | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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