Sundried Tomato Pasta With Chicken
This sun-dried tomato chicken pasta is a one-pot dish that ticks all the boxes. It's easy, tasty, and full of goodness. Your busy weeknight meal will be sorted with something delicious in less than 30 minutes.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 chicken thighs.
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper.
- ¼ teaspoon salt.
- 1 cup sundried tomatoes.
- 1 clove garlic (finely sliced.)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes.
- 7 ounces pasta shells.
- 2 heaped tablespoons cream cheese.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- A handful of basil leaves (optional, roughly chopped.)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare 2 chicken thighs, clean and cut them into small pieces. Place the meat in a mixing bowl and pierce all over the chicken pieces with a skewer. Then add ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Mix well to make sure all chicken pieces are covered with seasoning. Set aside to marinate.
- 2
Place ½ cup of sundried tomatoes in a food chopper, then blitz until the tomatoes become pureed. And chopped the remaining ½ cup of sundried tomatoes. Set aside.
- 3
Heat oil in a large skillet or large frying pan. Fry the sliced garlic for one minute before adding 1 teaspoon of red chili flakes.
- 4
When the spices become fragrant, add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until the chicken is slightly brown and almost cooked through.
- 5
Add the pureed sundried tomatoes to the chicken, stir well, and let it cook with the lid on for about 5 minutes at medium-high heat.
- 6
In the meantime, cook the pasta shells in boiling water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- 7
Season the chicken mixture with one teaspoon of salt and about ½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
- 8
Add the cooked pasta shells to the chicken, and stir well.
- 9
Stir in 2 heaped tablespoons of cream cheese into the pasta.
- 10
Then add the remaining chopped sundried tomatoes and scatter some chopped fresh basil right before serving.