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Alfredo-style chicken & courgette pasta
We’ve given the classic pasta sauce a healthier glow-up. Chunks of chicken breast and courgettes are simmered in a garlicky sauce oomphed up with miso, Dijon mustard and smoky paprika. Stir through penne, add yogurt and a sprinkle of chives, then serve with a fresh rocket and baby tomato salad. Ready in under half an hour, that’s perfect pasta – pronto!
SWK: High protein
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Ingredients
- 1 handful of fresh chives
- 2 courgette
- 600g diced chicken breast
- 400g baby tomatoes
- 80g rocket
- 8 x garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 2 tbsp white miso paste (Soya) (White Miso (Water, SOYBEANS, Rice, Salt), Water, Citric Acid)
- 240g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard (Mustard) (Water, Mustard Seeds (Ground), Spirit Vinegar, Salt)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (apple cider vinegar (100%))
- 8g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Onion Powder, Sugar, Chicken Stock Powder (100% Chicken Broth Powder) Rapeseed Oil.)
- 400g Cassarecce Pasta (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Soya) (100% Durum Wheat Semolina)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 617
Protein: 57g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 5.6g
Ingredients
- 1 courgette
- 300g diced chicken breast
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 40g rocket
- 4 tsp garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 1 tbsp white miso paste (Soya) (White Miso (Water, SOYBEANS, Rice, Salt), Water, Citric Acid)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (Mustard) (Water, Mustard Seeds (Ground), Spirit Vinegar, Salt)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (apple cider vinegar (100%))
- 1 handful of fresh chives
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
- 8g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Onion Powder, Sugar, Chicken Stock Powder (100% Chicken Broth Powder) Rapeseed Oil.)
- 200g Cassarecce Pasta (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Soya) (100% Durum Wheat Semolina)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 621
Protein: 57g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 5.6g
Alfredo-style chicken & courgette pasta
We’ve given the classic pasta sauce a healthier glow-up. Chunks of chicken breast and courgettes are simmered in a garlicky sauce oomphed up with miso, Dijon mustard and smoky paprika. Stir through penne, add yogurt and a sprinkle of chives, then serve with a fresh rocket and baby tomato salad. Ready in under half an hour, that’s perfect pasta – pronto!
Cook time:
25 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Food group:
Poultry
Allergens: Soya, Milk, Mustard, Wheat
Cooking Instructions
Sauté the chicken
- Cut the courgettes into ¼cm-thick slices.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a high heat. Fry the courgettes and chicken for 5-7 mins, turning, until golden brown all over.
Cook the pasta
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling water for 8-9 mins, then drain.
Add some oomph!
- Stir the garlic paste, miso, mustard, paprika and half the vinegar into the frying pan and cook for 1 min.
- Add the stock powder and pour in 200ml water (350ml water for 4 portions). Stir and simmer for 5-7 mins (6-8 mins for 4 portions), until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is reduced by half.
Mix your salad
- Halve the tomatoes and combine them in a mixing bowl with the remaining vinegar and rocket. Lightly season, mix well and set aside.
Dish up
- Finely chop the chives.
- Remove the chicken from the heat and leave to cool a little, then stir in the pasta, chives and yogurt.
- Serve the alfredo-style pasta with the salad.