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Creamy chicken pasta

Name: Creamy chicken pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300g dried penne; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove crushed; 75g baby spinach leaves; 250g soft cheese; 25g parmesan optional; 4 cooked chicken breasts (about 450g), shredded with a fork; 100g frozen peas; small bunch of parsley or basil, chopped

Monaz Dumasia

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Try our crowd-pleasing creamy chicken pasta for your next family meal. It's packed with flavour and is easy for anyone to make, including children

Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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300g dried penne
2 tsp olive oil
1 garlic clove

crushed
75g baby spinach leaves
250g soft cheese
25g parmesan

optional
4 cooked chicken breasts

(about 450g), shredded with a fork
100g frozen peas
small bunch of parsley

or basil, chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal668
fat24g
saturates13g
carbs59g
sugars5g

low
fibre6g

high
protein51g

high
salt0.7g

low

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Reserve 100ml of the water and drain the pasta in a colander.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat and fry the garlic and spinach for 3 mins until wilted. Add the soft cheese and heat until melted. Stir in most of the parmesan, then add the shredded chicken, peas and some of the pasta water. Bring to the boil and bubble for 2-3 mins until the chicken and peas are completely heated through.
step 3

Add the pasta and stir until combined. Add more pasta water to loosen the sauce, if needed. Remove from heat, sprinkle over the remaining parmesan and parsley or basil to serve.

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