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Chicken and kale pesto pasta

Kale adds gut-lovin’ fibre to this fresh, filling and flavourful pasta dish. So get your fork twirling!

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 cups kale, leaves torn
  • 250g spaghetti
  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves, plus extra to serve
  • ¼ cup pepitas/pumpkin seeds
  • 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • ¹⁄³ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 250g punnet cherry tomatoes
  • 250g packet zucchini/ courgette spaghetti (‘zoodles’ — see HFG tip)
  • 1 cup shredded barbecue chicken breast
  • 50g feta, crumbled, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place half the kale on prepared tray and lightly spray with olive oil. Bake, turning once, for 5–6 minutes or until crisp. Set aside.

    2 Cook pasta according to packet instructions.

    3 Meanwhile, to make pesto, place remaining kale, basil, pepitas, yeast, garlic, lemon zest, juice and oil in a food processor. Process until combined. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

    4 Lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil and heat over high heat. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until just starting to lose their shape. Add cooked pasta, pesto, zoodles and shredded chicken, tossing to combine and warm through. Divide pesto pasta among four serving bowls. Top with roasted kale leaves and feta, then serve garnished with extra basil.

    HFG tip

    Can’t find zoodles at your local supermarket? Make them at home by using a spiraliser, mandoline or vegie peeler and knife.

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