Name: Chicken, chorizo and capsicum pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil; 2 (300g) chilli chorizo, sliced thinly; 1 medium (200g) red capsicum, sliced thinly; 400 gram chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly; 375 gram caserecci pasta (or other short pasta); 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/2 cup (60g) green olives; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; salt and pepper to taste

Chicken, chorizo and capsicum pasta

This tasty caserecci pasta will be ready to eat in just 30 minutes. Enjoy salty green olives and spicy chorizo with capsicum and chicken in this healthy Italian dish.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1/2 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil

2 (300g) chilli chorizo, sliced thinly

1 medium (200g) red capsicum, sliced thinly

400 gram chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly

375 gram caserecci pasta (or other short pasta)

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 cup (60g) green olives

1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Method

1.Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan; cook chorizo and capsicum, stirring, until the capsicum softens. Remove from pan.

2.Add the chicken to the same pan; cook, stirring, until chicken is browned and just cooked through.

3.Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling, well-salted water in a large saucepan until just tender; drain.

4.Add the garlic and olives to the chicken mixture; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Toss the chicken mixture with remaining oil, parsley and pasta. Toss through chorizo and capsicum. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave.
Note

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