Fresh Tomato Basil Linguine

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2-3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked-i use the foreman grill (i use 4-6 breast tenders)
• greek mixed spice (optional) or seasoning salt, to toss with chicken and pasta (optional)
• 6 -8 ounces linguine, cooked
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded (to serve)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 -4 ripe tomatoes, chopped (i've used cherry and grape tomatoes too)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 i have everything going at once for a quick dinner but if you can't do that toss a little olive oil with the cooked pasta to keep it from sticking.
• 2 cook the pasta according to package directions. optional:toss with desired spices.
• 3 cook the chicken by desired manner and cut into strips. optional: toss with desired spices.
• 4 sauce:.
• 5 in a skillet heat olive oil. add tomatoes, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper. simmer over low heat until tomatoes break down into a sauce.
• 6 add parsley and basil cook for another 3-5 minutes.
• 7 add lemon juice, cook 1 more minute and remove from heat.
• 8 to serve: divide pasta into 2 bowls, ladle sauce over pasta and sprinkle parmesan over sauce.