Tomato Basil Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

Finger licking good!

Servings: 6 people

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Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
30 minutes

Main Course

Italian

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🧂 Ingredients

1-1/2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts

cut into thin fillets or small chunks
Olive oil to cover bottom of the pan or to taste
1/2 tbs ground oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbs butter
1 lb cherry tomatoes

halved
5 garlic cloves

sliced really, really thin
1/2 cup fresh basil

finely chopped
shaved or grated Parmesan cheese

for garnish

1 Heat olive oil over medium high heat.
2 (Start heating the pasta water when you start cooking the chicken. Once you turn
the heat down to medium and add in the tomatoes and garlic, you can start
cooking the pasta)
3 Place chicken into pan, season chicken by sprinkling with a little salt, a
little pepper and a little oregano. Cook about 3-4 minutes.
4 Flip chicken and sprinkle with a little salt, pepper and oregano again. Cook
another 3 minutes.
5 Turn the heat down a little to medium and add the tomatoes and garlic. Cook for
about 4-5 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to soften.
6 Add in basil and butter, stir until combined.
7 Turn heat to low and let sit for about 5 more minutes or until your pasta is
done cooking. Make sure the base is oily and not watery.
8 Serve chicken over pasta and add parmesan cheese as desired.