| POINTS® Value: 5.5 Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 30 min Level of Difficulty: Easy | Prepare everything for this easy pasta dish ahead of time, then just sling it together moments before serving. | Ingredients - 2 level tablespoon flour, plain
- 2 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs, (dried oregano or mixed Italian herbs)
- 2 pinch salt, and freshly ground black pepper
- 450 g chicken breast, uncooked, skinless
- 3 medium red green or yellow pepper(s), halved and deseeded
- 1/2 pint skimmed milk
- 225 g mushrooms, sliced
- 350 g pasta, dried
- 2 level tablespoon cornflour, blended with a little water
- 1 teaspoon oregano, sprigs to garnish
- 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese, finely grated, to serve
Instructions - Sprinkle the flour, dried herbs and seasoning onto a large plate. Coat the chicken breasts in this mixture. Grill under a medium heat for about 8 minutes on each side, until cooked. Cool for a few minutes, then tear into strips.
- Grill the pepper halves, skin side up, until beginning to blacken and char. Let the peppers cool, then peel them and slice into strips.
- Put the milk into a saucepan and add the mushrooms. Heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water for about 10 minutes, until just tender.
- Just before the pasta is ready, add the blended cornflour to the mushroom mixture and heat until thickened. Cook gently for 2 minutes. Season.
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