Easy Chicken with Basil Pasta

Pasta is definitely one of the easiest recipe people can make. All you have to do is to toss whatever ingredients you feel like putting in. You can choose whether you want a White, Red sauce or Olive oil based. This Easy Chicken Basil Pasta is very convenient to make. Who needs the ready made Pasta sauce if you can just toss it in Olive oil? At the end of the day, nothing beats the fresh ingredients when in comes to pasta. You should put this on your list of easy recipes if you are always on the go and still prefer fresh, hot food on the table. 

INGREDIENTS:

- Chicken (500g) preferably breast part or Chicken strips

- 2 medium sized Onions (Red or White)

- 3 cloves of Garlic minced

-1 small Red Bell Pepper Sliced/minces

-3 small-medium sized Tomatoes sliced lengthwise

- Stalk of Celery

- Fresh Basil leaves minced (quantity depends on your preference)

- Olive oil

- 500g Macaroni Pasta (or Pasta of your choice)

- Chili Flakes (optional)

- Salt and Pepper

- Cheddar or Parmesan Cheese

- Italian seasoning

I drizzled some basil leaves before i grill it

PROCEDURE:

- Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package. Drain and set aside

- Grill or fry the Chicken meat and set aside

- In a warm skillet, pour in about 1/4 cup of Olive oil

- Saute Onions, Garlic, Celery, Tomatoes, Bell Pepper

- Combine the cooked pasta and cooked Chicken meat. Make sure that all the ingredients are well incorporated.

- Put the fresh Basil. Mix everything

- Season with Salt, Pepper, Italian seasoning and Chili flakes(optional)

- Put in a plate or bowl, Grate some Cheddar or Parmesan cheese

- Enjoy!

SERVING: 2-4 PERSONS

PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes

PRAWN AND TUNA PASTA IN OLIVE OIL

For seafood lovers, I think this is another go-to recipe that you might like. Also for those who don't like eating meat and trying to be a bit healthy, you can try to make this and let your love ones enjoy as well.

INGREDIENTS:

1.      Onion (chopped)

2.      Garlic (chopped)

3.      Tomato (chopped)

4.      Celery- sliced

5.      Mushroom (remove the syrup)

6.      Olive oil

7.      Prawns (shelled/unshelled)

8.      Tuna (flakes/chunks in oil)

9.      Italian dressing

10.  Salt

11.  Pepper

12.  Fresh basil leaves (minced)

13.  Pasta of your choice

14.  Cheese (optional)

15.  Shredded carrots

PROCEDURE:

1.      Cook your pasta according to package instructions

2.      In another pan, heat the pan. Once heated, drizzle some olive oil that is good enough to keep the pan wet

3.      Saute the onions and tomato until they caramelized a bit, but not too brown

4.      Pour in the mushroom and let it be coated with the oil

5.      Drop the celery and garlic, mixed in all the ingredients, but keep mixing so that it will not burn and it will just be caramelized and well coated

6.      Put in the prawns. Keep mixing until it turns purely orange

7.      Pour in the tuna

8.      Pour in the shredded carrots, simmer for a minute in a very low heat

9.      Put salt, pepper and Italian seasoning according to taste

10.  Pour in the fresh basil leaves

11.  Toss in your pasta, drizzle more olive oil if needed

12.  Serve with your choice of grated cheese and enjoy 

Ready to go Penne Recipe

WHAT YOU NEED:

1. Penne pasta. Cooked according to package

2. Hot and Spicy Tuna

3. Mackarel in can

4. italian Seasoning

5. Salt

6. Pepper

7. Onion

8. Garlic

9. Vegetable Oil/Olive Oil

10. Tomato sauce/fresh tomatoes puree (optional) *for this recipe, i used mackarel in tomato sauce*

11. Black Olives

PROCEDURE:

1. Cook Penne pasta according to the instruction on the package, drain and set aside.

2. In a pan, saute Onions and Garlic until brown.

3. Add the Mackarel and Tuna. (in my case I used mackarel  in tomato sauce so i didn't use tomato sauce anymore)

5.Add the olives 

6. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.

7. Season with Salt, Pepper and Italian Seasoning, make sure to mix properly for a balanced taste.

8. (for those of you who prefer the pureed tomatoes or instant tomato sauce) you can add it now and simmer for another 2 mins. 

9. Incorporate the cooked pasta, mix well

10. Serve in a nice bowl

11. Enjoy your food! :-)