Creamy Tomato Chicken Penne

I always enjoy the tomato based pasta sauces & my kids love the creamy sauces. So, our taste buds met in-between and we had the yummiest Creamy Chicken Tomato resting on a bed of hot steaming penne'. Very satisfying meal... That's for sure :-)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 packet of penne' (or any pasta of your choice) cooked according to instruction on packet
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 10 small chicken pieces
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 can button mushroom, halved
• 4 tbsp tomato puree
• 1/2 cup canned chopped stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 a cup of water
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Method:

1. Cook the pasta according to the instruction on the packet.
2. Heat oil & butter in a pan. Saute' onions & garlic.
3. Put in the chicken pieces. Sear quickly to brown the outer skin of the chicken.
4. Add the mushroom. Saute' as well.
5. Pour in the stewed tomatoes & tomato puree. Reduce the heat cook till chicken is cooked through. Add 1/2 a cup of water if the liquid has evaporated.
6. Flavour with Italian seasoning,salt, pepper & sugar.
7. Pour in the whipping cream. Reduce heat. Let it simmer gently.
8. Drain the pasta & serve it on a few dinner plates. Dot little bits of butter on the pasta.
9. Scoop up the chicken tomato creamy sauce in the center of the pasta & sprinkle with chopped parsley.
10. Serve immediately. Garlic bread on the side would be good!