Chicken, Leek, Pea and Broccoli Fusilli

Chicken, Leek, Pea and Broccoli Fusilli

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free Bag on Sunday, May 8, 2016.

Pasta that will satisfy everyone!


Ingredients

CHICKEN, LEEK, PEA AND BROCCOLI FUSILLI

  • 3 cups GF fusilli pasta
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 450g chicken thighs, cut into thin strips
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil š
  • 1 cup thinly sliced leek
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 100g basil pesto

TO SERVE

  • 3 tablespoons chopped basil (optional, adults)

Steps

  1. a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 7 minutes. Add broccoli and cook for a further 2 minutes or until pasta is just tender. Reserve ¼ cup pasta cooking water then drain. Return cooked pasta and broccoli to pot and toss with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil to prevent sticking.
  3. While pasta is cooking, make the sauce. Pat chicken dry and season with salt. Heat olive oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Stir-fry chicken for 2–3‚ minutes, until just cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
  4. Add leek to pan and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook a further …1 minute.
  5. Reduce heat to medium and return cooked chicken to pan, along with peas, sour cream and basil pesto. Add drained pasta and broccoli with reserved pasta cooking water and toss well to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Divide chicken, leek, pea and broccoli fusilli between bowls and garnish with basil (if desired).

Nutritional Information

Energy 2186 kj
522 kcal
Protein 37.1g
Carbohydrate 46.6g
Fat 19.8g