Tomato Chicken with Basil and Zuchinni

Adapted from :
http://menumusings.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/tomato-basil-chicken.html

Ingredients: (4 servings)

• 2 chicken breasts
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 2 tsp minced fresh garlic
• 4 Tbsp cold butter
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• freshly grated Parmigiano reggiano cheese, for garnish

Written Directions :

Season chicken breasts with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Add a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to your skillet. This may seem like quite a bit, but it will form the base for the sauce. While waiting for the oil to heat up, go ahead and get your water going for the pasta. When the oil is HOT, add the chicken breasts. After about 4-5 minutes, the chicken breasts should be ready to turn. 

After the second side has been cooking for about 4 minutes, go ahead and add in the fresh tomatoes that you have chopped up. Next, add the fresh basil that you have chopped into ribbons, the cold butter, the minced garlic, and you will probably want to add some more kosher salt and black pepper to season the sauce. Now give it all a good stir so all those flavors will marry together.
When your chicken is "done," turn the sauce down on the lowest setting to keep it all warm until the pasta is cooked, which should be any minute now. At this point, if still waiting for the pasta, you can remove the cooked chicken to a cutting board, and after resting just a couple of minutes, cut the chicken into slices on the bias. Divide the pasta among individual bowls, and top each with half of a chicken breast, sliced into pieces, and equal portions of the tomato basil sauce. Top with more fresh basil and freshly grated Parmigiana reggiano cheese.
 

I tried this recipe yesterday. The flavour is really great and tasty.

I tweaked it alot. I used 3 chicken breast with skin on. It took longer to cook as the chicken breast were massive.

I also used white wine to enhance the flavour and create more sauce. I also added zucchini in this dish and added 3 teaspoon of garlic instead of 2 from the recipe.

 Verdict: super yummy. I love the garlicky taste and the basil from our garden. Truly a keeper.

I also use macaroni instead of spagetti. As requested from the kids. Mix of wholemeal and normal elbows.