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Creamy Chicken & Tomato Pasta with Fresh Basil
Sometimes all you want is a delicious bowl of pasta. Here you'll whip up exactly that - but with loads of nutritious veg. Sizzle free-range chicken thighs with fresh basil, chilli, spinach, courgette and juicy plum tomatoes. Almond yoghurt for creaminess. Brown rice penne to up the fibre. It's as simple as that.
Prep in 10
High protein
5 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 40g baby spinach
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 shallot
- 1 courgette
- 120g brown rice penne (Eggs)
- 80g almond yoghurt (Nuts) (Almond Drink (95%) (Filtered Water/Almonds), Thickener: Starch (Tapioca / Carob Gum), Live Vegan Cultures)
- 1 chicken stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 300g British Free Range chicken thighs
Nutritional Information
Calories: 580
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 20g
Ingredients
- 80g almond yoghurt (use half) (Nuts) (Almond Drink (95%) (Filtered Water/Almonds), Thickener: Starch (Tapioca / Carob Gum), Live Vegan Cultures)
- 2 tbsp tomato purée (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 150g British Free Range chicken thighs
- 1 courgette (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 0.5 tsp chilli flakes (use half)
- 1 chicken stock cube (use half) (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 40g baby spinach (use half)
- 120g brown rice penne (use half) (Eggs)
- 1 shallot (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh basil (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 632
Protein: 43g
Carbs: 59g
Fat: 25g
Creamy Chicken & Tomato Pasta with Fresh Basil
Sometimes all you want is a delicious bowl of pasta. Here you'll whip up exactly that - but with loads of nutritious veg. Sizzle free-range chicken thighs with fresh basil, chilli, spinach, courgette and juicy plum tomatoes. Almond yoghurt for creaminess. Brown rice penne to up the fibre. It's as simple as that.
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Cooking Instructions
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Add the penne and boil for 7-8 mins, until cooked, then drain. Dissolve half the stock cube in a jug with 150ml boiling water (75ml for 1 person).
- Heat a medium frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3-4 mins, per side, until golden. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Slice the courgette into 1cm thick discs. Finely dice the shallot. Finely chop or crush the garlic. Halve the tomatoes. Add everything to the chicken pan. Cook for 2-3 mins, stirring occasionally, until softening.
- Halve the tomatoes, then add them to the pan along with the tomato puree and half the chilli flakes (to taste). Cook for 2-3 mins, then return the chicken to the pan and pour in the stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 8-10 mins, until the sauce reduces and the chicken is cooked. Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear. Cook for longer if necessary.
- Pick the basil from the stalks and roughly chop. Shred the cooked chicken with two forks into small pieces. Add the cooked penne, shredded chicken, spinach, yoghurt and half the basil to the pan. Cook for 1-2 mins, until heated through. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with the remaining basil and chilli flakes (if desired).
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