Best Spicy Chicken Marinara With Summer Squash Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA WITH PENNE

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Fill your house with the warm, wonderful aroma of this rich, bold-flavored sauce. It's my first original recipe and a family favorite from the start. We love its zesty blend of veggies and Italian turkey links. -Teresa Kriese, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 package (19-1/2 ounces) Italian turkey sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
3 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, julienned
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry red wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 can (28 ounces) Italian crushed tomatoes
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4-1/2 teaspoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups uncooked whole wheat penne pasta

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, saute sausage until no longer pink; drain. Remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute the zucchini, pepper and mushrooms in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., Add the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, cheese, hot sauce, Italian seasoning, sugar and salt. Stir in sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until slightly thickened., Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 991mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 24g protein.

SPICY CHICKEN MARINARA WITH SUMMER SQUASH

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My BFF made this for me one day. It was a nice twist a favorite dish. Although I have never made it quite as she did that day, it reminds me of her..... ZESTY!!!!!

Provided by Doxie lover in the

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
6 ounces water
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper
1/2 large yellow onion, sliced (optional)
1/2 cup yellow squash, halved & thinly sliced
parmesan cheese (optional)
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
16 ounces pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, penne, etc)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional) or 1/4 cup asiago cheese (optional)

Steps:

Sauté garlic in 1 Tbsp olive oil until lightly brown then set garlic aside.
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Cook chicken, and onion in same skillet with remaining olive oil until chicken is white throughout, seasoning with salt and pepper as preferred.
Add tomato paste, cooked garlic and mix well.
Add crushed tomatoes, basil, pepper and water and mix well. Bring to boil, then lower to a simmer and covering sauce with a lid for an hour. Stir occasionally and season with salt and pepper as desired.
This is a good time to get ready for the pasta. Set a large pot of water up to boil the pasta in and set temp on high. You want the water to be boiling and it takes awhile.
During last fifteen minutes or so of cooking the marinara sauce, add the squash. At this start to cook pasta according to directions on package.
In large bowl, pour sauce over cooked pasta and mix well.
Sprinkle parmesan or asiago cheese on top and serve!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 576.2, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 32.9, Sodium 518.3, Carbohydrate 99.8, Fiber 6.9, Sugar 10.3, Protein 30.1