Pasta with chicken, peppers and tomatoes
Recipe for Tuscan chicken pasta - quick, easy and full of flavour.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 869kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g chicken breast, cut into cubes
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 red peppers, cut into strips
- 400 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 120 g sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 200 ml stock, chicken or vegetable
- 200 ml cream whipping cream (38% fat) works well
- 80 g Parmesan, finely grated
- 150 g fresh spinach
- 400 g pasta
- Oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Pasta cooking water
- Fresh basil to finish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and brown the chicken well all over - season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Set the chicken aside on a plate.Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente.
- In the same pan, fry the onion until soft and translucent.
- Add the garlic, peppers, fresh tomatoes and dried herbs, and fry for a further 3-4 minutes.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and the stock and let it reduce slightly, then stir in the cream, chicken and Parmesan.
- Fold the spinach into the sauce until it wilts, then stir in the pasta.
- Adjust the consistency with a little pasta cooking water, and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Serve topped with fresh basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 869kcal | Carbohydrates: 106g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 718mg | Potassium: 2316mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 7069IU | Vitamin C: 125mg | Calcium: 397mg | Iron: 7mg