Chicken Thigh Pasta Sauce

This sauce is great if you're making a pasta bake. The chunks of chicken give the pasta bake more depth.

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs or 500g of chicken tenderloin, cubed
1 jar tomato passata or 2 cans crushed tomato, milled
Handful of Italian basil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
½ red capsicum, finely chopped
Chilli paste
Tomato paste
Glass of red wine
Splash of olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Add the oil to a saucepan and make sure the oil is hot. Add thigh. Remove excess fat and cook until browned.
Add the a small amount of the chilli paste, onions and capsicum.
When the onion becomes translucent, add the passata.
Add in the tomato paste, wine and the basil.
Add salt and pepper to taste and cook the sauce for 20-25 mins, constantly stirring and adding water if required.