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Piri piri chicken & corn pasta

Name: Piri piri chicken & corn pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400g-500g penne or other short pasta; 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 200g frozen sweetcorn defrosted; 1 onion finely chopped; 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed or finely grated; 1½ tbsp piri piri seasoning (some brands can be quite spicy so use less if you prefer); 200ml chicken stock; 125ml double cream

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.19 ratingsRate

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Use piri piri seasoning to make this easy midweek meal, along with chicken thighs and a range of storecupboard and freezer ingredients

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g-500g penne

or other short pasta
2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
200g frozen sweetcorn

defrosted
1 onion

finely chopped
4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves

crushed or finely grated
1½ tbsp piri piri seasoning

(some brands can be quite spicy so use less if you prefer)
200ml chicken stock
125ml double cream

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal481
fat19g
saturates8g
carbs57g
sugars5g
fibre5g
protein18g
salt0.82g

Method

step 1

Tip the pasta into a pan of boiling water over a medium-high heat and cook following pack instructions. Drain and set aside. Add the oil to the pan and fry the sweetcorn until beginning to brown, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
step 2

Reduce the heat to medium-low and fry the onion for 6-8 mins until beginning to soften, then add the chicken, turn the heat up to medium, and cook for 8-10 mins until almost cooked through. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 min before stirring in the piri piri seasoning, coating everything well.
step 3

Pour in the stock and double cream, then tip the sweetcorn back in. Cook for around 5 mins to reduce the sauce a little, then tip in the pasta and mix to combine. Cook for 1-2 mins to reheat the pasta and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2025

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