Amatriciana Pasta with Chicken (or Chicken Fettuccine with Blush Tomato Sauce)

Step 1

Flatten the chicken breasts to about a half inch thickness. Season both sides with salt and pepper

Step 2

Grill chicken breasts on the barbeque or pan fry them in the olive oil.

Step 3

Cook your chicken breasts in advance and slice or dice them and set aside. I have even cooked them the day before and used them cold out of the fridge.

Step 4

Add about 3 tbsp olive oil to a large dutch oven over medium low heat.

Step 5

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, brown sugar, fresh basil or oregano, bacon, peppers, tomato, olives, chilli flakes, salt and pepper to taste. I like lots of pepper in this recipe.

Step 6

Simmer this sauce, uncovered, for 20 minutes, add whipping cream and simmer for 5 minutes more.

Step 7

Add the chicken to the sauce and simmer for 5 more minutes, uncovered.

Step 8

Stir in the parmesan cheese and remove from heat.

Step 9

Serve over cooked linguine, or fettuccine, and top with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.