Creamy Chicken Pasta with Spinach Feta Salad

Creamy Chicken Pasta with Spinach Feta Salad

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 15, 2018.

Ingredients

Chicken

  • ½ leek
  • ½ capsicum
  • 300g chicken breasts
  • 2 Tbsp white wine (optional)
  • ¼-½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ tsp wholegrain mustard

Pasta

  • 200g orecchiette pasta

Salad

  • 1-2 Tbsp mint
  • 50g feta cheese
  • 1 Tbsp hot water
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 courgette
  • ½ bag baby spinach

Steps

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Thinly slice leek and dice capsicum 1cm. Pat chicken dry and dice 1cm, season and set aside. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat and cook chicken for 1-2 minutes each side, until browned. Set aside and reserve pan.
  2. While chicken cooks, cook pasta in pot of boiling water for about 8-10 minutes, until tender. Drain well and toss with a little oil to prevent sticking.
  3. Return pan to a medium-high heat and add cook leek for about 2 minutes, until softened. Add wine (if using) and reduce for about 1 minute until almost completely evaporated. Add capsicum, chicken, salt and stock and simmer for about 4 minutes, until reduced by half.
  4. While chicken simmers, roughly chop mint. In a large bowl, whisk together feta, hot water, vinegar and mint until smooth. Peel courgette into ribbons and toss through feta whip, along with spinach. Drizzle with olive oil and season to taste.
  5. Once chicken has cooked, remove from heat, stir through sour cream, mustard and cooked pasta and season to taste.
  6. To serve, divide creamy chicken pasta between plates and top with spinach feta salad.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2564 kj
613 kcal
Protein 43.4g
Carbohydrate 58.3g
Fat 22.5g