Quick Chicken Puttanesca Food

CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Begin by heating the oil in the frying pan until it's very hot.
• Wipe the chicken breasts with paper towel, then season them with salt and pepper.
• Saute them in the hot oil over a medium heat until they are a rich golden colour n both sides.
• This will take 5 or 6 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and add the garlic and chilli to the pan and fry these briefly for about 30 seconds.
• After that, add the tomatoes, tomato puree, olives, capers, chopped basil and some seasoning.
• Stir everything well, bringing it up to a gentle simmer, then return the chicken breasts to the pan, skin side up, pushing them well down into the sauce and basting a little over the top.
• Simmer for 40 to 45 minutes, uncovered, until the chicken has cooked and the sauce has reduced and thickened.
• About 15 minutes before the end of the cooking time, put a large pan of salted water on to heat and bring it up to the boil.
• Then boil the tagliatelle according to the package directions.
• After that, quickly drain and serve with the chicken, sauce spooned over, tagliatelle on the side.
• Garnish with the fresh sprigs of basil and enjoy!

CHICKEN PUTTANESCA PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and anchovy paste and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and crushed red pepper, if using. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the olives, capers and Italian seasoning. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Nestle the chicken pieces in the sauce. Simmer until the chicken is warmed through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the package directions. Serve the chicken and sauce over the spaghetti and garnish with the oregano.

CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• in a nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium high heat.
• sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• add chicken to skillet and cook until brown on both sides.
• remove from skillet and keep warm.
• with the same skillet, add onions, olives, capers, oregano, pepper flakes and cook until onions are translucent.
• add the wine or broth, stir in the can of tomatoes
• return chicken to skillet.
• reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink.
• serve on top of your favorite pasta.
• garnish with parsley.

FOIL-PACKET CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Lay out four 12-by-18-inch sheets of foil. Drizzle each sheet with olive oil, then top each with a chicken breast.
• Combine the tomatoes, artichokes, olives, capers, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes in a bowl; divide evenly over the chicken. Fold up the edges of the foil and seal each to form a packet; set on a baking sheet. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 minced garlic cloves and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt in a bowl; spread over the baguette halves and sprinkle with the parmesan and parsley. Bake until the bread is golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Cut each piece in half.
• Open the foil packets and serve with the garlic bread.

CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry and season well with salt and pepper. In a deep-sided 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. When the oil shimmers, add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook undisturbed until nicely browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and brown the other side of the chicken thighs, 4 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pan and return the pan to medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic, anchovies and red-pepper flakes, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is pale golden and the anchovies have dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and stir until dissolved, then stir in the tomatoes and their juices, scraping up any brown bits that have collected at the bottom of the pan. Stir in the olives and capers, then add the chicken back to the skillet along with any juices that have accumulated. Simmer until the flavors meld and the chicken cooks through, 15 to 20 minutes, adding a tablespoon or so of water if the sauce begins to look dry.
• Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly. Scatter with parsley and oregano, if using. Divide chicken among plates or bowls, spooning additional sauce over top.

ORZO PUTTANESCA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and black pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add two pieces of the chicken to the skillet, then lower the heat to medium and cook until they are browned and nearly cooked through, 3 minutes per side, then transfer them to a plate. Repeat with another tablespoon of the oil and the remaining chicken, transferring it to the plate.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet and lower the heat to medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 for seconds more. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers, oregano, red pepper flakes, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook until the mixture thickens slightly, 4 minutes.
• Add 2 1/4 cups of water to the pan and bring to a boil, then stir in the orzo. Return to a boil, then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until the orzo is nearly cooked, 10 minutes. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan, nestling it into the orzo mixture. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the orzo is cooked al dente and the chicken is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Serve the orzo topped with the chicken, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil leaves.
• The chicken and orzo will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• SERVING SIZE: 1 1/4 cups pasta and sauce and 1 piece chicken
• PER SERVING: Calories 540; Total Fat 18 g (Sat Fat 3 g, Mono Fat 9 g, Poly Fat 2 g); Protein 43 g; Carb 52 g; Fiber 6 g; Cholesterol 110 mg; Sodium 680 mg; Total Sugar 15 g (Added Sugar 0 g)
• EXCELLENT SOURCE OF: fiber, iron, magnesium, manganese, niacin, pantothenic acid, phosphorous, potassium, protein, riboflavin, selenium, thiamine, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K
• GOOD SOURCE OF: calcium, copper, folate, zinc

CROCK POT CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Lay sliced onions in bottom of crock pot. Place chicken on top. In a large bowl, mix all other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 7 hours.

QUICK CHICKEN PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. When done, drain in colander; set aside.
• While pasta is cooking, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes or until done, turning once. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
• Add remaining oil, onion, and garlic to pan, and sauté 1 minute, stirring often to deglaze pan. Add tomato and remaining ingredients. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 9 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Serve chicken on top of angel hair pasta and top with the tomato mixture.

PUTTANESCA I

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a skillet over low heat; cook garlic in oil until golden. Add sieved tomatoes, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in anchovies, tomato paste, capers, olives, and red pepper flakes. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Toss pasta with sauce, and serve.

PANTRY PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat.
• As the water heats, pour the olive oil into a cold skillet and stir in the garlic. Turn heat to medium-low and cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant and begins to turn a golden color, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, oregano, and anchovies. Cook until anchovies begin to break down, about 2 minutes.
• Pour tomatoes into skillet, turn heat to medium-high, and bring sauce to a simmer. Use the back of a spoon to break down tomatoes as they cook. Simmer until sauce is reduced and combined, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in the boiling water. Drain when still very firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Stir the olives and capers into the sauce; add pasta and toss to combine.
• Toss pasta in sauce until pasta is cooked through and well coated with sauce, about 1 minute. If sauce becomes too thick, stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin.

CHICKEN THIGHS, MUSHROOMS, PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Cook pasta per package directions. While pasta is cooking.
• Heat large non-stick skillet on med-high, drain olive oil from anchovies into heated skillet, when hot, add anchovies and capers. Saute for about 20 seconds. The anchovies will disintegrate into the sauce, infusing it with flavor, no fish will be visible when you are done.
• Add garlic and black pepper, saute for 20 seconds.
• Add chicken thighs and brown both sides - about 3 minutes per side.
• Add onions - stir onions around chicken, until sweated about 5 minutes. It's OK if some of the onion gets brown.
• Add tomatoes and tomato sauce, red wine and red pepper flakes. Cover and simmer on med. heat until thighs are cooked (time depends on the size of the thighs and bone-in or boneless). (I used boned in so I made sure to cook the chickens for about another 9 minutes).
• Add fresh sliced mushrooms and simmer, uncovered, until mushrooms are soft (about 1 minute).
• Salt to taste. Anchovies are salty so salt accordingly.
• Serve over hot pasta, sprinkle with fresh basil (or parsley) and cheese (optional).