Chicken Breasts with Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe

Chicken breasts with fresh tomato sauce recipe.

Chicken breasts cooked under a broiler and served with delicious homemade tomato sauce. To make Homemade Tomato Sauce:

Classic Tomato Sauce Recipe

Makes 7 cups (1.75 L)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil, 1 large yellow onion, peeled and finely diced, 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano, 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 oz (30 ml) tomato paste, 28 oz (840 ml) can whole plum tomatoes, chopped, undrained

Instructions: In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add diced onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and translucent, for about 10 minutes.

Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 5 minutes. Stir in chopped tomatoes and cook, stirring, until the sauce begins to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 5 minutes.

Turn off the heat and discard the bay leaf. Add more salt if desired. Set aside and allow to cool completely.

Chicken Breasts with Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 medium-size ripe tomatoes, cored and chopped
• 4 finely chopped green onions
• 1/4 cup shopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon minced green chili, fresh or canned (optional)
• 2 skinned and boned chicken breasts,cut into halves
• parsley sprigs for garnish

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