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Chicken Cacciatore with Pesto Fusilli Salad & Mushrooms
Nothing says comfort like chicken cacciatore! Our version stars British free-range chicken, simmered in a warm stew, infused with olives, garlic and bay leaves. On the side, a vibrant pasta salad, with creamy pesto and leafy rocket. The best part? Our chicken cacciatore comes together in the slow cooker, making busy weeknights that much easier. But don't worry: if you don't want to slow cook, you can still cook this recipe on the hob in under 30 mins!
Prep in 10
High protein
7 plants
Low sat fat
Slow Cooker
Serving size
Ingredients
- 600g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 60g pitted black olives (Olives, Water, Red Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt, Grape Must)
- 40g rocket
- 4 tbsp green pesto (Rapeseed Oil, Broccoli, Spinach, Broad Beans, Basil, Sunflower Seed, Garlic, Salt, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Pumpkin Seeds, Porcini Mushrooms, Kale, Golden Linseeds, Citric Acid, White Quinoa, Ascorbic Acid.)
- 250g brown rice fusilli pasta (Soya) (Brown rice flour 100%)
- 10g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 bay leaf
- 120g chestnut mushrooms
- 2 pepper
- 2 onion
- 4 garlic clove
Nutritional Information
Calories: 598
Protein: 47g
Carbs: 63g
Fat: 17g
Chicken Cacciatore with Pesto Fusilli Salad & Mushrooms
Nothing says comfort like chicken cacciatore! Our version stars British free-range chicken, simmered in a warm stew, infused with olives, garlic and bay leaves. On the side, a vibrant pasta salad, with creamy pesto and leafy rocket. The best part? Our chicken cacciatore comes together in the slow cooker, making busy weeknights that much easier. But don't worry: if you don't want to slow cook, you can still cook this recipe on the hob in under 30 mins!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large saucepan, a large lidded frying pan, a slow cooker (if using), a sieve & a measuring jug
Do the prep
- Finely chop or crush the garlic. Finely slice the onions. Thinly slice the peppers, mushrooms and olives
Get sizzlin'
- Heat the large frying pan with 1/2 tbsp oil on high heat. Once hot, add the chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 6 mins, until golden
- Add the onion, pepper and mushroom to the pan and cook for 5 mins, until softening
Time to slow cook
- Add the garlic, olives and bay leaves to the pan and cook for a further minute
- Pour in the passata, stock powder and 150ml water. Bring to a boil, then transfer to your slow cooker. Cook on low for 4-5 hours
- If using the hob, add an additional 75ml water, pop a lid on the pan and simmer the cacciatore for 18-20 mins
Cook the pasta
- When the cacciatore has 20 mins remaining, bring the large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil
- Once boiling, add the fusilli and simmer for 10-11 mins, until cooked, then drain. Return to the pan and stir in the pesto, then allow to cool slightly
Finish & plate up
- Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
- Once the pasta has cooled, stir through the rocket and season with salt and pepper
- Share the chicken cacciatore between plates, with the pasta salad alongside
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