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Chicken and roast vege pasta

Time to make: 40 mins
Serving: 2 people

Ratings: 4.5

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Ingredients

Measurements explained

1 carrot, cut in chunks
1 cup pumpkin, cut in chunks
1 red onion, cut into 8
spray oil
160g pasta shapes (we used spirals)
250g chicken breast, cut in bite-sized pieces
1 can cherry tomatoes, drained
2 cups silver beet or spinach
20g parmesan, grated
ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place carrots, pumpkin and onion in a baking dish and spray with oil. Roast for 30 minutes, or until soft and golden.

2 Meanwhile, cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside, saving 1/4 cup of the pasta water.

3 Heat a pan over a medium-high heat and spray with oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until browned and just cooked through.

4 Remove vegetables from the oven. Add pasta to baking dish, with cherry tomatoes and baby kale. Mix gently to combine, adding pasta water to bring everything together.

5 Serve pasta garnished with parmesan and pepper.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta.

Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 559 cal

Kilojoules 2340 kJ

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 3 g

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First published: Jul 2015

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