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Sicilian Chicken Spaghetti

Recipe video above. A quick tomato chicken spaghetti with olives, artichokes and a kick of spice if you so choose! Very little prep - nothing to chop except garlic!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 619 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian , Italian-American Fussion

Ingredients

  • 320g / 11oz Spaghetti (or other long pasta)
  • 2 chicken breasts , each halved horizontally to form 2 thin steaks
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine (Note 1)
  • 800g / 28oz can crushed tomato
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) water (about 1/3 empty tomato can)
  • 1 cup (100g) sliced black olives (Note 2)
  • 170g / 6 oz artichokes (marinated in can or jar), drained (Note 2)
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp red pepper flakes (spiciness - adjust to taste!)
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper , each
  • 1 cup basil leaves , optional (or sub baby spinach)
Serving
  • Parmesan Cheese , freshly grated

Instructions

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  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water per packet directions, MINUS 1 minute. Drain. (Do this while sauce is simmering)
  2. Cook chicken: Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear chicken 1 1/2 minutes on each side until golden, then remove from skillet. Shred while sauce is simmering.
Sauce:
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  1. Add remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds.
  2. Add wine and let it simmer rapidly for 1 minute, stirring to dissolve brown bits on bottom of skillet into the wine, until mostly evaporated.
  3. Add tomato, water, olives, artichoke, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir, simmer on medium for 5 minutes.
  4. Stir shredded chicken into sauce.
  5. Add pasta into sauce, still on the stove. Toss well for 1 minute or until sauce reduces more and is clinging to pasta strands, rather than pooled in the skillet.
  6. Just before serving, toss through fresh basil.
  7. Serve immediately with parmesan!

Notes

  • White wine adds depth and complexity of flavour to this otherwise simple sauce! Any white wine is fine here - dry, sweet, woody. Sub with chicken stock/broth, low sodium.
  • Olives and artichokes - sub with any antipasto type things that have a bit of a tangy or marinated bite to them. I’m thinking: roasted peppers, marinated mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes – that sort of thing. Leftover homemade Marinated Roasted or Marinated BBQ vegetables would be 100% perfect too (in fact, probably the BEST!)
  • Nutrition per serving.

Nutrition Information

Calories 619cal (31%) Carbohydrates 81g (27%) Protein 34g (68%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 56mg (19%) Sodium 1617mg (67%) Potassium 1165mg (33%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 1192IU (24%) Vitamin C 23mg (26%) Calcium 124mg (12%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 619

% Daily Value*

Calories 619cal 31%
Carbohydrates 81g 27%
Protein 34g 68%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Sodium 1617mg 67%
Potassium 1165mg 25%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 1192IU 24%
Vitamin C 23mg 26%
Calcium 124mg 12%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.