Chicken Pasta Sauce à la Camminatore with Rotini

Cook Time

Prep time: 45 min

Cook time: 2 hours

Ready in:  1 hour 30 min

Yields: Serves four to five people

Ingredients

1 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 28 oz can San Marzano crushed tomatoes (I use the brand San Marzano which you can find in Whole Foods, Richard’s, or Fresh Market)

½ cup white Chardonnay wine

1 medium carrot

1 celery stalk

1 medium onion

4 cloves garlic

¾  tsp thyme

½ tsp dried parsley

2 bay leaves

2 tbsp Olive oil

3 cups of whole grain or whole wheat Rotini or Rotelle pasta (corkscrew twirls)

Directions

In a small electric chopper, add cut carrot, celery, onion, and garlic. Chop into small pieces. (If you don’t have a chopper, then finely cut carrot, celery, onion, and garlic)

Add olive oil to a heated pan. Sauté the above mixture for about five minutes.

Add chicken, tomatoes, wine, and spices

Bring to a high simmer, then lower heat to a medium simmer. Cook for two hours, stirring every fifteen minutes.

Bring pasta water to a boil. Fifteen minutes before sauce is finish, cook pasta until al dente (about eight minutes or so; taste to check) Add to sauce. Stir and serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving size:                          1

Calories                              395

Calories from Fat                 45

Fat 5 g                                  8%

Saturated fat 5 g                  25%

Unsaturated fat 0 g    

Carbohydrates 49 g             16%

Sugar 6 g   

Fiber 7 g                               28%

Protein 26 g                         52%

Cholesterol 2 mg                   1%

Sodium 225 mg                    9%

* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.