Linguini and Chicken Fra Diavolo

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tsp or 14g

• Garlic

  Raw

  6 clove or 18g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  2 lb or 907g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Celery

  Cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

  ¼ cup, diced or 38g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ cup, chopped or 80g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  2 ⅓ can (15 oz) or 992g

• Basil

  Fresh

  8 leaf, whole or 4g

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  12 oz or 340g

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Chop chicken into bite-size pieces.
2. While the water is heating up, heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
3. Stir in the garlic and cook until golden, about one minute.
4. Add the chicken and cook 5-6 minutes to brown but not cook through; sprinkle with salt to taste.
5. Transfer the chicken to a plate, leaving garlic in the pan.
6. Add pasta to water and cook according to package directions for al dente.
7. Pour the remaining teaspoon of olive oil and add the celery and onions; cook 2 minutes then add the crushed tomatoes, season with salt and crushed red pepper and bring to a simmer.
8. Lower the heat and let it simmer about 8-10 minutes.
9. Add the chicken and cook another minute or two; remove from heat.
10. Serve in a large bowl over pasta topped with fresh basil, fresh black pepper and parmesan cheese on the side.
11. Recipe by: Skinnytaste (source: https://www.skinnytaste.com/linguini-and-shrimp-fra-diavolo/)