Serves 4
Directions
- 1Grab two large chicken breasts and slice them in half.
- 2Coat the chicken breasts with the seasoning in the caption, making sure to rub it in on all sides.
- 3Lay each piece of chicken in some plain flour and shake off the excess.
- 4Heat a splash of oil from the sun-dried tomatoes in a pan.
- 5Lay down your chicken in the hot pan.
- 6Fry the chicken on each side for two minutes on high heat until golden brown.
- 7Remove the chicken from the pan.
- 8Reduce the heat to medium.
- 9Add a knob of light butter to the pan.
- 10Add a whole diced onion to the pan.
- 11Fry the onion for a few minutes to soften.
- 12Add some sliced sun-dried tomatoes and diced garlic.
- 13Stir and fry for a few minutes.
- 14Squeeze in some tomato puree and stir it in.
- 15Pour in chicken stock.
- 16Spoon in some reduced fat cream cheese.
- 17Stir until the cream cheese is fully incorporated.
- 18Sprinkle in smoked paprika and Italian mixed herbs.
- 19Add some Parmigiano Reggiano.
- 20Simmer on medium for about 10 minutes to thicken.
- 21Add the chicken pieces back into the sauce.
- 22Cook pasta in salted water for about 8 minutes.
- 23Remove the chicken pieces from the sauce.
- 24Add some freshly chopped basil to the sauce.
- 25Add some more pasta water to loosen up the sauce.
- 26Add your cooked drained pasta back into the pan.
- 27Give the pasta and sauce a good stir.
- 28Serve into equal portions with the sliced chicken.
Ingredients
- 260 g uncooked dry pasta
- 0.5 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil
- 0.5 tbsp light butter
- 1 brown onion
- 20 g tomato puree
- 80 g drained sun-dried tomatoes
- 60 g parmigiano reggiano
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 200 g reduced fat cream cheese
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 100 ml reserved pasta water
- 1 large handful fresh chopped basil
- 550 g raw chicken breast
- 15 g plain flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 0.5 tsp onion granules
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
Equipment
cutting boardknifefrying pantongsspoonpot
Tips
- Reduced fat cream cheese is a lower fat and high protein alternative to cream.
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