In week 2 of Operation Transformation we're making a tasty and filling chicken pesto pasta dish.
Ingredients
In week 2 of Operation Transformation we're making a tasty and filling chicken pesto pasta dish.
Servings: 2
- 2 chicken fillets
- 1 tablespoon basil pesto
- 1 tablespoon light cream cheese
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 100g wholewheat pasta (any shape)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
Food Staples:
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
Place wholewheat pasta in a pot of boiling water and cook for approximately 9-10 minutes until soft
Cut chicken fillets into strips
Place tablespoon of rapeseed oil in a wok / pan and add chicken strips. Cook until cooked through for approximately 6-8 minutes
Reduce heat and add basil pesto to the chicken, add cream cheese and stir through
Allow cream cheese to melt making a creamy sauce
Add sliced peppers and stir for a few minutes until tender
Serve pesto chicken mixture with wholewheat pasta
Method
- Place whole wheat pasta in a pot of boiling water and cook for approximately 9-10 minutes until soft
- Cut chicken fillets into strips
- Place tablespoon of rapeseed oil in a wok/pan and add chicken strips. Cook until cooked through for approximately 6-8 minutes
- Reduce heat and add basil pesto to the chicken, add cream cheese and stir through
- Allow cream cheese to melt making a creamy sauce
- Add sliced peppers and stir for a few minutes until tender
- Serve pesto chicken mixture with whole wheat pasta
