How to choose good chicken breast

To prepare a delicious dish, you should choose chicken breast pieces with white skin, as these are larger chickens with firmer and tastier meat; younger chickens tend to have more crumbly meat.
If you buy skinless chicken breast, observe the layer of fat on the chicken meat. You should choose the fat that is white, as this will make the meat taste better.
Choose breast pieces with fewer striations in the meat fibers. The more striations there are, the less fat and protein there will be, and these lines will make the chicken meat harder to absorb spices and sauces during cooking.

Tip: To create a stretchy cheese layer, you need to use Mozzarella cheese, or you can also use other types of cheese, which will enhance the richness and deliciousness, although they won’t stretch.

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Ingredients for chicken tomato cheese pasta dish

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How to make Chicken Tomato Cheese Pasta

1

Prepare the vegetables

First, wash the tomatoes and then dice them. Next, peel the onion and chop it into small pieces.
2

Cut the chicken

Next, wash the chicken with cold water. Then, use a knife to cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
3

Sauté chicken and tomatoes

Heat a pan over the stove, add a little cooking oil, and the onion, then sauté over low heat until slightly cooked.

Then, add the prepared chicken, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and continue to sauté until the chicken is cooked.

Finally, add the diced tomatoes, 7 tablespoons of Italian tomato sauce, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder. Sauté the mixture once more until the tomatoes are soft, then turn off the heat.
4

Make fresh milk sauce

Place a new pan on the stove, add 30g of unsalted butter, and melt it over low heat.

Next, add 2 tablespoons of flour and sauté over low heat for about 1 minute.

After 1 minute, add 240ml of unsweetened fresh milk, and continue stirring until the mixture thickens like cream soup.
5

Make chicken cheese pasta

Boil a pot of water, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 80g of Penne pasta, and cook for 8 minutes over medium heat. After 8 minutes, drain the pasta in a colander.

Next, add the cooked pasta and fresh milk sauce to the pan with the chicken and tomatoes. Mix well over low heat for about 1 minute to combine.

Then, transfer the mixture to a bowl, sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese, and bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 230 degrees Celsius.

Tip: Remember to preheat the oven for 15 minutes before baking for more stable oven temperature!
6

Final Product

Chicken tomato pasta has soft and chewy pasta strands, the chicken tomato sauce is tangy, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned, combined with rich, stretchy cheese, delicious beyond compare!