Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This recipe is unique, with a great flavor base. My husband loved the lemon zest & balsamic zing. I made the recipe just like it asked, I think next time I'll cook the chicken first, pull it out to rest while making the sauce. One less pan & the lemon will flavor the tomato sauce more.

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DreamSnatcher

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chewelah, Washington, USA

Living In: Palmer, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

Delicious! My husband and I really enjoyed this for dinner. I changed the recipe around and used cashews instead of pine nuts and left out the olives (I don't like black olives)and parmesan cheese. I didn't have real lemons so I used lemon juice (and so left out lemon zest, too). The reason it's a 4 and not a 5 is: 1) I didn't follow the recipe completely and can't vouch for the exact way written above; and 2) the number of dirty pots and pans...I have a small kitchen and three things on the stove all at once is really tight!

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Natalie

Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

This is a really tasty recipe. I really like it because it has a quite different flavor from a typical tomato sauce. The cayenne pepper adds a real kick of spiciness and the raisins add a nice sweetness. After reading reviews, I made a couple of modifications: (1) I reduced the raisins to 1/2 a cup which I think was right; (2) I decreased the amount of pasta by about 1/3; (3) I added a couple of fresh small heirloom tomatoes to the can of diced tomatoes and like other reviewers, I did not drain the diced tomatoes. Other than that, I followed the recipe to a T and it really did come out very tasty. I like how different the sauce is from most other pasta sauces I've made. I'll be using this one again, definitely.

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Gwen on the West Coast

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This dish was great! I didn't have all the ingredients, so I left out cayenne pepper, olives, pine nuts, and balsamic vinegar, and this dish was still DELICIOUS! The chicken was awesome, but the sauce was absolutely superb. So sweet and so flavorful. The raisins were the best part. Thanks so much!

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charrison126

Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009

This was GREAT my boyfriend and I are always looking to try new things and this definately was good and bursting with flavor! I agree that the sauce wasnt enough so next time i think i'll double or triple it for us next time. but again it was very flavorful and tasty!

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Shai

Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009

The sauce had an awkward flavor and was not saucy enough to cover the pasta (even after adding wine and water to thin it out!)

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thedanielle2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Downey, California, USA

Living In: Goodyear, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009

Absolutely love the flavors!!

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Stephanie Rashel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

This was SO YUMMY and healthy and easy to make. I took others' advice and did not drain the tomatoes. I'm glad I didn't, the dish could have used a tad more juice. Next time I might try to add a touch of white wine or just buy crushed tomatoes instead of diced. I also left out the olives and seasoned the chicken with seasoning salt and pepper. I will definitely make this again soon! Would be a great meal to serve when guests are over for dinner.

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Lisa

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2009

It was a little sweet for me, but still tasty. Agree with all the reviewers that the liquid from the tomatoes should not be drained.

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ksm4482

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

A wonderful sweet and spicy recipe that is a nice departure from the usual tomato or cream sauces. I doubled the amount of sauce as recommended by some reviewers and cut the chicken into bite-size cubes. I also left the tomato juice in and cooked the sauce a bit longer than recommended to really let the flavors blend. I didn't have any golden raisins on hand, so I used regular raisins and it came out great! I recommend using sweet onion to blend with the sweetness of the balsamic vinegar and raisins. This dish will definitely be a regular menu item from now on!

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