Chicken Breasts Romana - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 c. (3/4 lb.) diced ham
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 c. sliced celery
1/2 tsp. basil
1 1/2 c. chicken bouillon or stock or water
2 (6 oz.) cans Hunt's tomato paste
1 Tbsp. minced parsley
1/2 lb. spaghetti, cooked

Preparation

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
Lightly brown in oil. Remove chicken and set aside.
Add ham, onion, celery and basil to oil; simmer and stir for 5 minutes.
Return chicken to pan.
Add stock or water to tomato paste.
Pour over chicken.
Cover; simmer 40 to 60 minutes, turning occasionally.
Add parsley.
Serve with boiled spaghetti, swirled with a long-tined kitchen fork into individual portions.