 Mom's Chicken and Peas Recipe
Mom's Chicken and Peas Recipe


Mom's Chicken and Peas Recipe




One of my favorites mom makes serve this over pasta or as stew with some crusty Italian bread!

Mom's Recipe Adapted From +claudia lamascolo  What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine
2 sliced bell peppers green, red or yellow
1 small can tomato 
paste1 16 oz can of diced tomatoes 1 can of water1 clove minced 
garlic1/2 teaspoon garlic powder cayenne pepper optional just a dashsalt, pepper to taste1/4 cup  Red or White Wine ( I 
like to Merlot)a few shakes of dried oregano lots of 
freshly grated cheese1 pound of cooked ziti pasta  kept warm, tossed with a 
few tablespoons of olive oil, salt, pepper and grating cheese
2 boneless chicken breasts cut in small chunks
2 cup peas or other suggestions below if you don't like peas

Suggestions for assorted vegetables:
 carrots, mushrooms, green beans, diced 
zucchini, diced eggplant 
In a large dry fry pan or saucepan, saute chicken in 1/4 cup olive oil, add 
peppers salt pepper and cayenne pepper.

When chicken is slightly browned, add vegetables.


Add tomatoes, paste, water, wine and rest of seasonings.

Cook about 
1/2 hour. While this is cooking, cook pasta in boiling salted water. Toss pasta 
in a few tablespoon of olive oil to keep from sticking as suggested 
above.Place pasta on a dish and top with veggie sauce and plenty of grating 
cheese on top...