Chicken and spinach orecchiette
7
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Dry pasta
250 g, orecchiette
Broccolini
1 bunch(es), coarsely chopped
Chicken breast mince
400 g
Dried chilli flakes
½ tsp
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Tomato(es)
1 cup(s), grape variety
White wine vinegar
1½ tbs
English spinach
1 bunch(es), stems trimmed, leaves coarsely shredded
Grated parmesan cheese
¼ cup(s), (20g)
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, adding broccolini in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain, reserving ¼ cup (60ml) cooking liquid.
2
Meanwhile, lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Cook mince, breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until changed in colour. Add chilli flakes and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add tomatoes, vinegar and reserved cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes or until tomatoes start to soften.
3
Add pasta, broccolini and spinach to pan. Cook, stirring, until combined and spinach is wilted. Serve sprinkled with parmesan.
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