Recipe - Chicken Cacciatore Pasta

Easy to make, this simple pasta is delicious to eat.

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken - 200 gms

Pasta - 2 cups

Finely chopped garlic - 2tsp

Finely chopped onions - 1 cup

Tomato puree - 1/2 cup

Strained pasta water - 1/4 cup

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Bay leaf/ Tej patta - 1

Dried oregano - 2 tsp
Dried thyme - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp
Oil (preferably olive oil) - 4 tbsp

Salt to taste

Chopped parsley or coriander -1 tbsp

• Boil 8-10 cups of water in a large pan. Add some salt and 1 tbsp of oil. Drop pasta in boiling water. Boil till pasta turns soft but is still firm. Remove from flame. Strain, reserving the water. Refresh pasta in cold water and strain again. Sprinkle 1-2 tbsp olive oil in the pasta and toss well. Keep it aside.
• Heat some oil. Add the chicken pieces and cook on moderate heat till about 3-4 minutes. Remove the chicken and keep it aside.
• To the same oil, add chopped garlic and fry till it starts to change color. Add chopped onions and cook till translucent.
• Add fresh tomato puree, strained pasta water, vinegar, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, sugar, pepper & salt. Boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 mins till sauce becomes thick. Keep it aside.
• While serving, heat the sauce, add chicken, boiled pasta and chopped parsley. Mix well. Sprinkle some crushed peppercorns and serve hot with bread.