Chicken & Fresh Basil Fettuccine

I have been looking forward to this pasta dish all week.  I finally got to make it and I was not disappointed.  I'm a sucker for fresh pasta, so I was thrilled to open the box and find this meal came with fresh fettuccine.   This dish was super easy to make.

You start with setting the water to boil and prepping the veggies.  Chop the red onion and garlic.  Dice the tomatoes and pluck the leaves from the parsley and give those a chop.  Set all of those to the side and turn to the chicken.

Place the chicken in a hot pan with some olive oil.  Cook, breaking up the chicken as it browns.   When it's mostly browned, add in the red onion and garlic and cook those until softened.  Then squeeze in the tomato paste pouch.  Let that cook for a couple more minutes until it's fragrant.  Add salt and pepper with each layer.  Add in the diced tomatoes and a cup of water.  Let the whole thing simmer for about ten minutes until the tomatoes start to break down and the sauce thickens.

When you have about five minutes left on the sauce, start the pasta.  Fresh pasta doesn't take nearly as long to cook, so it will only need 4 to 5 minutes.
When it's done, put the drained pasta into the sauce, adding in the creme fraiche and most of the parsley.  Gently fold in the pasta, tossing it in the sauce.  When it's good and coated, plate the pasta.  Top it with the parmesan cheese and the remaining parsley.  Then dive in!

This felt like more than 2 servings, but was so yummy, we slurped it all up.  The tomatoes gave the sauce a nice freshness and the red pepper flakes made it have just a bit of spice on the back of your tongue.  I'm all out of meals to cook for now.  I'm waiting on my Fresh Realm delivery in two days, so I'll be scrounging through the pantry tomorrow looking for some dinner.