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Quick Zesty Chicken & Wholemeal Fusilli
Quick Zesty Chicken & Wholemeal Fusilli

Quick Zesty Chicken & Wholemeal Fusilli

with Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce & Fetta

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This dinner has gold stars all over it with two greats being combined in this dish; we’re talking about chicken mince and the twirliest pasta of all, wholemeal fusilli. Another gold star goes to the sauce that’s been tossed through, a blistered cherry tomato sauce with some fetta to top it off.

This recipe is under 650kcal per serving.

Tags:
Calorie Smart
Over 30g protein
Dietitian approved
Allergens:
Gluten
Wheat
Eggs
Milk
Sesame

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.

Preparation Time20 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

wholemeal fusilli pasta

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy.)

1 packet

chicken mince

1 sachet

lemon pepper seasoning

1 packet

tomato paste

1 punnet

snacking tomatoes

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

1 pinch

chilli flakes

1 packet

Sweet & Savoury Glaze

(May be present: Eggs, Milk, Cashew, Walnut, Almond, Macadamia.)

1 packet

Garlic Sauce

(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Sesame;)

1 packet

Fetta Cubes

(Contains: Milk;)

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)2692 kJ
Fat15 g
of which saturates3.7 g
Carbohydrate73 g
of which sugars14.1 g
Protein46.9 g
Sodium989 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Medium Pan
Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

1
1

• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a large saucepan with boiling water, then add a generous pinch of salt. • Cook wholemeal fusilli pasta in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/3 cup for 2 people / 2/3 cup for 4 people). Drain and return pasta to saucepan.

2
2

• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. • Cook chicken mince, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-4 minutes. • Stir in lemon pepper seasoning and tomato paste until fragrant, 1 minute. • Season. Transfer to a bowl.

3
3

• Wipe out the pan and return to high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook snacking tomatoes, stirring occasionally, until blistered, 4-5 minutes. • Add drained pasta, baby spinach leaves, chilli flakes (if using), sweet & savoury glaze, garlic sauce, reserved pasta water and cooked chicken, stirring, until leaves are wilted, 1-2 minutes. • Season to taste.

4
4

• Divide zesty chicken and roasted cherry tomato fusilli between bowls. • Crumble over fetta cubes to serve. Enjoy!

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