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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 22 Minutes |
Ready In: 32 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I love this over pasta. While this recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken, you can substitute another type of meat or meat substitute. Pizzaioli sauce, named for the Neapolitan pizza makers, is a tomato-based sauce similar to that found on pizza. The sauce is seasoned with herbs, especially oregano, and was originally used to disguise poor quality meat. Ingredients:
2 (15 ounce) cans whole tomatoes (you can used diced tomatoes if you'd like) |
8 medium garlic cloves, minced |
20 pitted black olives, quartered |
4 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped (or 1 tablespoon dried) |
2 teaspoons sugar |
fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
1 cup sherry wine |
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil |
4 medium garlic cloves, minced |
6 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves (i like to dice mine, but you can keep them whole if you want) |
salt, to taste |
fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
Directions:
1. Place chicken in a bowl and use a fork to poke holes all over it. Pour sherry over the chicken and let it marinate about 30 minutes. You can chop things and prepare the sauce while you're waiting for the chicken to marinate.
2. FOR SAUCE: In a medium-sized saucepan, simmer the tomatoes, with their juice, and the garlic for 10 minutes. Use a spoon to break up the tomatoes.
3. Add olives and oregano. Cook 5 more minutes.
4. Add sugar and pepper and test for seasoning, adding in more if necessary.
5. Cover and keep warm while the chicken is cooking.
6. FOR CHICKEN: Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet. Add garlic and saute about 30 seconds. Raise heat and brown chicken on both sides (about 1 minute).
7. Season both sides with salt and pepper, then lower heat and cook 5 minutes.
8. Remove from pan and spoon sauce over chicken.
9. NOTE: If you want, you can serve this over spaghetti or other pasta.
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