Chicken Cattitori

We love Italian dishes in our home - as do most people. I love this dish personally, due to all the vegetables. This is a fresh dish that comes together in less than 30 minutes, as a parent this is a big plus. This meal incorporates a simple flavour-some Italian tomato sauce, loaded with vegetables and chicken. I make this when eggplants and zucchini’s are on sale and in abundance. It’s due to this, that this meal becomes very inexpensive.

To make this meal you will need a large fry pan, I use the largest electric that is available to purchase in Australia. It’s about 30 cm x 45 cm and about 7 cm deep. This dish will easily feed 8 adults (or my family of 6 and gives my husband plan overs for lunch/breakfast for a couple of days). If you want to extend this and feed more, serve with garlic bread and salad.

Recipe:

2 tablespoons oil
2 small chicken breasts, diced (about 400g - just under a pound)
1 large onion, diced
1 large eggplant, diced smallish
1 large zucchini, sliced
1 cup sliced mushrooms, I use button mushrooms
2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
1 capsicum, diced (red or green - what ever is on sale)
1 x 425 g tin diced tomatoes
1 jar tomato passata
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon Masterfoods dried basil
1 teaspoon Masterfoods dried oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
a pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons Kraft dried parmesan cheese
500g dried pasta, cooked according to the directions

In a LARGE fry pan, heat the oil and fry off the onions and cook for about 2 minutes.
Add the chicken and all the vegetables and fry for another 7 - 8 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and passata, rinse out the tin and jar with the 1/2 cup of water and add this into the fry pan (don’t waste anything!)
Add the Masterfoods basil, Masterfoods oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Reduce to a simmer.
Mean while, cook the pasta as according to the directions while the sauce continues to simmer.
Turn off the sauce and add in the Kraft dried parmesan cheese and stir through.
Either add the cooked and drained pasta to the sauce and serve OR serve the sauce over the pasta (my kids eat either).

Happy cooking!
Elizabeth x