Habanero Grilled Chicken on a Bed of Pasta

Habanero Grilled Chicken on a Bed of Pasta

piątek, 7 lutego 2014

Habanero Grilled Chicken on a Bed of Pasta

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 cups cooked penne
• 1 (12 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 1 habanero pepper, chopped (or less if you find it too hot)
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1 lime, juice of
• salt and pepper

Directions

• 1 Heat 1 tsp of oil. Rub chicken with lime juice, salt and pepper and cook until skin is brown. Remove chicken from pan.
• 2 Add remaining oil to the same pan and cook onions, garlic, thyme and chile for 2 minutes.
• 3 Add tomatoes and simmer for 2 minutes.
• 4 Add chicken breasts and simmer until chicken is throughly cooked. If sauce gets too thick, add a little water.
• 5 Adjust salt to taste. Serve whole chicken breast with sauce on a bed of cooked pasta.