Red pepper pasta with chicken and nut pangrattato

Photographer: Steve Brown

Heat things up in the kitchen with this spicy pasta! Tender chicken, vibrant tomatoes, and a nut pangrattato for that extra crunch. Your new favourite weeknight delight!

Serves: 4-6 (2 skewers + salad + bread)

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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400g dried spaghetti
450g roasted pepper strips, drained, plus 2 tablespoons of reserved brine
2 truss tomatoes, diced
1 long red chilli, deseeded
2 cloves garlic
400g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
400g chicken breasts, sliced

Nut pangrattato:
1 tablespoons fennel seeds
¼ cup pine nuts
¹⁄³ cup toasted almonds, chopped
1 lemon, zest
¼ bunch of fresh parsley, coarsely chopped

Instructions

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1 Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add pasta and cook for 6 minutes or until al dente. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of water.

2 In a food processor, add red peppers, brine, chilli, garlic, tomatoes and paste. Blend for 10 seconds or until slightly chunky. Set aside.

3 To make the pangrattato, heat a large frypan over medium heat. Toast fennel seeds and pine nuts for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until aromatic. Transfer to a bowl with almonds, lemon zest and parsley, and mix together.

4 Heat 2 teaspoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a large frypan over high heat. Cook chicken for 6-7 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate. Add sauce to pan and bring to a simmer. Lower temperature and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly reduced. Increase temperature to high and add pasta, chicken and reserved pasta water. Heat through, tossing pasta in sauce to emulsify and thicken.

5 Serve pasta with nut pangrattato.

HFG tip

You could add rocket or spinach if you want to increase the veg/leafy greens in this dish.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 731cal

Kilojoules 3071kJ

Protein 43g

Total fat 18g

–Saturated fat 2.5g

Carbohydrates 92g

–Sugars 20g

Dietary fibre 10.6g

Sodium 377mg

Calcium 175mg

Iron 5.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.