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Chicken/Vegetable Pasta in Arrabiata Sauce (2 syns with meat)

A very mildly spicy yet sweet italian sauce. Can be made with chicken or just the vegetables on their own. If velveting the meat, add 2 syns per serving portion (for the cornflour). Otherwise, it is free on Green, Original and Extra Easy.
Course Dinner, Light Meal, Lunch
Cuisine European
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 2 fat red chillies deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped (or one large cube)
  • 400 g passata
  • 300 ml vegetable stock
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper - a good generous amount
  • 1 tbsp sweetener Canderel
  • Chicken
  • 4 tbsp cornflour
  • 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 3 cupfuls button mushrooms
  • handful of broccoli chopped
  • 1 courgette - cubed
  • Pasta - any type I like pappardelle
  • Sweetcorn optional

Method

  1. First, tenderise the chicken through a process called velvetting. to each large handful of meat, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cornflour and 0.5 tsp of bicarbonate of soda. Coat chicken throughly. May need to add a few drops of water to get it 'sticking'. Rest to one side fo 20 mins whilst this combination of bicarb and cornflour chemically tenderises the meat.
  2. After 20 mins - fry off the chicken in a pan sprayed with FryLight - around 5-10 mins.
  3. Add the onions and mushrooms - fry for a further 3 mins or so.
  4. Make a space in the centre of the pan and saute the red chillies and garlic. Then mix in with the rest of the meat and vegetables.
  5. Give it a good season with salt and pepper.
  6. Add passata, the stock and 1 tablespoon of sweetener.
  7. Cover and simmer for a further 10-15 mins - you may need to add a bit of water if it is too thick or simmer uncovered if too liquidy.
  8. Add broccolli around 5 mins before the end (to keep it nice and crunchy).
  9. Prepare the pasta as per instructions.

Recipe Notes

Please note: Frozen cubes of garlic or ginger can be found in international supermarkets and in some major English supermarket stores. One rectangular cube measures 3.5cm x 3.5cm x 1.5cm.