Ingredients

  • 4 Cups (300g) Pasta
  • 3 (450g) Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Medium Sized (300g) Onions
  • 2 (6g) Garlic Cloves or 1 Teaspoon (5g) Garlic Puree
  • 2 Tablespoons (20ml) Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Cup (150g) Fresh or Frozen Peas
  • 2 Tablespoons (30g) Tomato Puree
  • 1 Can (400g) Chopped or Plum Tomatoes
  • 1 Pinch Ground Black Pepper

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Allergy Disclaimer

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Method

  1. Cook the pasta as per manufacturer’s instructions and drain.
  2. Dice chicken into bite size pieces. Peel onion and dice. Finely chop or crush the garlic.
  3. Heat oil in a large pan then add chicken and cook until sealed (2-3 minutes).
  4. Add chopped onions and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Add tomato puree, chopped tomatoes and peas along with any black pepper then stir. If using plum tomatoes, chop them up using a spoon when in the pan.
  6. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, then add pasta and heat through before serving.

Time Saver Tips

Don’t forget, as the pasta’s cooking you can make use of the time to get your other ingredients ready to go in. Talk about multitasking! You can also used pre-diced chicken instead of whole chicken and garlic puree instead of the garlic cloves, to save you some chopping. How about cooking some extra sauce and freezing it for a quick meal on another day?

Cost Saver Tips

Why not try using chicken thigh meat instead of breast? It’s cheaper and just as tasty. You could also buy pasta in bulk when it’s on offer. It’s always a good idea to see what vegetables you already have in your fridge or freezer to use in this. You could even pop in a can of tuna or salmon instead of chicken – just drain it and add it to the sauce. You could also use plum tomatoes instead of chopped tomatoes, as these are often cheaper.

Tips for Kids

You could ask your little one to choose some of their favourite vegetables. There are two of their five a day in this meal, but you can always add more! Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes too – what’s their favourite? Making up their mind about what goes into this might even make them more likely to tuck into it! An easy way to help get your kid eating more fibre is to give wholemeal pasta a go. Another simple option is to mix wholemeal with white pasta so they don’t even notice the difference. Just make sure and adjust cooking time, as it could take 2-4 minutes longer to cook.

Nutritional Information

Based on a single serving of 435g (% of an adult's reference intake)

Energy

464 kcals ( 23 %)

1,887 kJ ( 23 %)

Fat

0.9 g ( 5 %)

Saturates

64.8 g ( %)

Sugar

12.7 g ( 14 %)

Salt

0.2 g ( 0 %)

Detailed nutritional information

Per 100g Per 435g serving
Energy Kcals 107 464
Energy Kj 434 1,887
Protein 8.8 g 38.2 g
Total Fat g g
Saturated Fat 0.2 g 0.9 g
Carbohydrates 14.9 g 64.8 g
Total Sugars 2.9 g 12.7 g
NSP Fibre 1.7 g 7.4 g
Sodium 19 mg 85 mg
Salt 0 g 0.2 g

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