Chicken arrabiata
9
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
A popular Italian pasta dish with a spicy tomato sauce – add more dried chilli if you like it hotter!
Ingredients
Chicken breast, skinless, raw
300 g
Lemon Juice, Fresh
10 ml
Lemon
0.5 zest(s) of 1
Garlic
1 clove(s)
Basil, fresh
25 g
Wholewheat Pasta, dry
300 g
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Onion
1 large
Garlic
3 clove(s)
Chilli flakes
1.5 pinch
Tomato
250 g
Tomato Purèe
1 teaspoon(s), level
Instructions
1
Combine the chicken, lemon zest and juice, crushed garlic and half of the basil in a small bowl. Season well and set to one side to marinate.
2
Cook the pasta to pack instructions until al dente. Drain and keep warm.
3
Heat a large nonstick frying pan over a medium-high heat and mist with cooking spray. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4
To make the sauce, mist the pan with a little more cooking spray, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, adding water to prevent it burning if necessary. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 2 minutes, then add the tomatoes, the tomato purée and 150ml water. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
5
Add the cooked chicken and pasta to the sauce, season to taste and leave to heat through for 2–3 minutes. Scatter over the remaining basil to serve.
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