Greek-Style Chicken

Name: Greek-Style Chicken
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: greek
Ingredients: 12 ounces whole onion or 11 ounces chopped (ready cut) onions (21/3 cups); 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 clove garlic; 8 ounces skinless boneless chicken breasts; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 ounces penne or other tubular pasta; 2 cups crushed canned no-salt- added tomatoes; 3 tablespoons (1/2 6-ounce can) tomato paste; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon sugar

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 3(49)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

12ounces whole onion or 11 ounces chopped (ready cut) onions (2⅓ cups)
2teaspoons olive oil
1clove garlic
8ounces skinless boneless chicken breasts
½teaspoon ground cinnamon
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
4ounces penne or other tubular pasta
2cups crushed canned no-salt- added tomatoes
3tablespoons (½ 6-ounce can) tomato paste
1bay leaf
1teaspoon sugar

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Preparation

Step 1
Bring water to boil for pasta in covered pot.
Step 2
Chop whole onion.
Step 3
Heat oil in nonstick skillet and saute onion over medium-high heat.
Step 4
With food processor running, put garlic through feed tube, and mince; add to onions.
Step 5
Wash, dry and cut chicken breasts into julienne strips. Sprinkle with cinnamon and pepper on both sides; add to onions, and cook until chicken is browned on both sides.
Step 6
Cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions.
Step 7
When chicken is browned, add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and sugar; reduce heat, and simmer chicken until flavors have a chance to blend.
Step 8
When pasta is ready, drain. Remove bay leaf from pasta sauce and spoon sauce over pasta.