Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas: Spaghetti with Chicken

If you're looking for quick and easy dinner ideas you'll love this spaghetti with chicken recipe. I've been making this since my older two boys were toddlers.

They're now 19 and almost 18. I came up with it on my own, but I'm sure other people have thought to do this as well.

I used to use jar spaghetti sauce, specifically Prego, but several years ago started making my own sauce. I felt like it was sort of cheaper and tastes better too.

My mother started doing this and I quickly followed soon thereafter. One day I'll try actual from scratch, scratch with tomatoes, one day. I just prefer a different brand of crushed tomatoes than her. I like the brand she uses, but the brand I love is my favorite of the two. Before I go into the recipe I want to share what quick and easy mean to me.

When I label a recipe as "quick and easy," it either cooks quick and easy, or it is quick and easy to put together, but then cooks itself basically. This is one of those recipes that is a cinch to put together and then you just allow it to simmer. Three minute angel hair pasta makes it a breeze... 

Okay, so here is your quick and easy spaghetti with chicken recipe...

Quick and Easy Spaghetti with Chicken

 

 

Prep Time: None, unless you choose to use fresh onion and garlic.

Cook Time: 45 minutes to one hour

Ingredients: 

• 8-10 Boneless Chicken Thighs
• 1 Box of Angel Hair Pasta (takes 3 minutes to cook!)
• 2-28oz Cans of Crushed Tomatoes (My favorite is Contadina, but my mother loves her Tuttorosso.)
• 1-28oz Can of Petite Diced Tomatoes (any brand)
• 1/2 cup of Parmesan Cheese
• 1/4 tsp. of Onion Powder (or 1 onion chopped and diced)
• 1/4 tsp. of Garlic Powder (or a little bit of fresh garlic)
• 1/4 tsp. of Basil
• 1/4 tsp. of Oregano
• Sprinkle of Salt
• Sprinkle of Pepper

Directions:

1. Put the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chicken thighs, Parmesan cheese, and seasonings into a Dutch oven pot and allow to simmer for 45 minutes to one hour on medium-low heat.
2. When your sauce is almost finished cooking, boil the water for the 3 minute angel hair pasta. Drain and serve.

And that's it! This is quick, easy, and tastes so yummy!! Serve with a veggie, Italian bread, bread and butter, salad, dinner rolls...whatever!

Enjoy! Nom, nom...