Thursday, August 17, 2006

Chicken Garden Pasta

Serves 2
Cooking and preparation time: 20 minutes


150g /6 oz fusilli pasta (or other short pasta shapes)
125g /4 oz shredded cooked chicken
250g /8 oz small tomatoes, quartered
25g / 1oz feta cheese, crumbled
150g / 6oz runner beans, sliced
half juice of lime or lemon
1 tbsp of chopped/torn basil
1 tbsp olive oil
freshly ground pepper and salt
  1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add pasta until al dente (about 10 minutes depending on pasta shape and brand).
  2. Meanwhile shred chicken, quarter tomatoes and crumble the feta cheese into a bowl add juice and season.
  3. Five minutes before end of pasta cooking time add the sliced green beans to the boiling pasta water.
  4. Drain pasta and beans.
  5. Lightly toss in chicken and tomato mixture with oil and basil.
  6. Check seasoning, and serve.

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