Tomatoes Fresh and Sweet

• Serves: Serves 4
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 lb of NatureSweet cherry tomatoes
• 12oz angel hair or other pasta
• 1 package fresh basil
• 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ¼ cup of pine nuts
• 1 lb asparagus
• 3 medium cloves of garlic
• minced
• ½ cup of fig jam
• grated parmesan cheese
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• water

Instructions

1) Heat enough water to cook the pasta, with a Tbsp of olive oil, to boiling. Then add the pasta and cook till al dente; drain and put aside, covered
2) Cut up the chicken in 1 inch pieces (put aside); cut about 2 inches off the ends of the asparagus (put asparagus aside); slice the cherry tomatoes in half (put aside); remove stems from the basil.
3) Brown the garlic in about 4 Tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet that has a cover. Add the chicken with some salt and pepper and lightly brown. Add ¼ cup water & simmer until tender; be careful not to overcook. Remove the chicken and garlic with slotted spoon, leaving the juices, and set aside, covered.
4) Add the asparagus to the skillet with ½ cup water. Cover and place on low heat for about 10 minutes (fork tender). Take out asparagus with slotted spoon & set aside with chicken.
5) Mix fig jam into juices in skillet. Add cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and ¾ of the basil (small leaves + roughly cut); cover and cook on low heat about 10 minutes.
6) Add chicken & asparagus back to skillet. Stir to combine.
7) Spoon chicken/tomato/asparagus over pasta ensuring that juices cover all the pasta. This can be on one large platter or on individual serving plates. Garnish with parmesan cheese and finely chopped basil.

Serve with a nice fresh Italian bread!