Chicken and some really good Pasta sauce

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Coming at ya with another meal prep OR weeknight dinner recipe! This one pot wonder is packed with veggies and its delicious! Juicy seasoned chicken breast accompanied with a red sauce full of veggies. All over your favorite pasta wether its veggie pasta or that good ole starchy pasta! Go ahead and put this recipe in rotation!

Chicken Breast over Veggie Sauce Pasta

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breast
  • 1 8 oz rotini pasta cooked
  • 1 20 oz pasta sauce*
  • 1-2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cups baby bella mushrooms sliced
  • 1 zucchini chopped
  • 1/2 sweet onion diced
  • handful of spinach
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • splash of white wine or water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 2 tsp red chili flakes
  • 1 tbsp garlic + onion blend seasoning
  • 2 tbsp oregano blend or italtian blend seasoning
  • 2 tbsp white sugar

Instructions
 

  • Lets start by pouring the avocado oil over our chicken and lightly season with 2 tsp salt, tsp pepper and 1 tbsp garlic + onion blend seasoning.
  • In a large pot. Turn burner on medium heat and add 1 tbsp butter. When hot, add in your chicken. Sear each side then turn heat down and cook 7-10 minutes** or until chicken is fully cooked. Set aside.
  • In the same pot turn heat back to medium, add the rest of your butter and toss in your mushrooms. Season with a pinch of salt, pepper and red chili flakes. Mix.
  • Add in your splash or wine or water. This is to help lift up those brown bits on the bottom of your pot from the chicken. Cook 3 minutes
  • Toss in your onion, cook 3 minutes. Toss in zucchini along with garlic paste and tomato paste. Stir well and cook 3-5 minutes to cook out that tomato paste.
  • Pour in your pasta sauce along with water***. Toss in your oregano blend or Italian seasoning and sugar. Mix well.
  • Let this sauce simmer on medium low for 30-45 minutes. During this time you can cook your pasta and set the dinner table. Half way through the cook time, carefully taste the sauce to see if you need to add any seasoning.
  • After the 30-45 minutes toss in your spinach. Mix until its all wilted.
  • Add your pasta to a plate, smother with this yummy sauce and top with chicken breast ( I like to slice mine then place on top). Sprinkle over some cheese if you please and enjoy!

Notes

*I love the Barilla Vero Gusto sauce! Natural simple ingredients with good flavor but not much where you cant add your own seasoning.
**Depending on the size of your chicken breast, cook time might be more or less. Use good judgement.
***After I pour my sauce, I use the same container to fill halfway with water. I shake it to get any leftover sauce and pour that in.
This recipe is pretty adaptable. If you dont like mushrooms or zucchini. Dont use it! Use any other vegetable you like. Its your pasta sauce!

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