Chicken, Peppers And Onion With Linguini

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• salt
• 1 lb linguine
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 -4 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 large sweet onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• 2 add salt, then add the pasta, cook until al dente and drain.
• 3 heat a large, deep skillet over hight heat.
• 4 add the oil.
• 5 add the chicken and cook over high heat until lightly browned.
• 6 sprinkle the thyme, zest and red pepper flakes over the chicken and stir to combine.
• 7 add the garlic, peppers and onion and season with salt and pepper.
• 8 cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring now and then, until the veggies soften.
• 9 add the wine and scrape up the tasty bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 10 stir in the broth and tomatoes and bring to a bubble.
• 11 simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.
• 12 combine the pasta with the chicken, peppers and onion and a little grated cheese.
• 13 serve at once and pass around extra cheese at the table.