Chicken with roasted cherry tomatoes and basil

Serves: 4

Time to make: 45 mins

Ingredients

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500g cherry tomatoes

1 bulb garlic, unpeeled, broken in pieces

olive spray oil

450g skinless chicken breasts

1 cup light evaporated milk

1 teaspoon sugar

4 tablespoons fresh basil, roughly torn

freshly ground black pepper

300g wholemeal spaghetti

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place tomatoes on a baking tray with garlic. Spray with oil. Roast for 20 minutes until tomatoes soften and garlic is golden. Leave garlic to cool.

2 Flatten chicken breasts using a rolling pin then halve each one. Heat a non-stick pan with oil spray and cook chicken for 4 minutes until cooked through. Keep warm.

3 Peel garlic and place in a blender with 3/4 of the tomatoes. Process until smooth.

4 Cook spaghetti following packet directions. Meanwhile, place puréed tomatoes in a pan with garlic, evaporated milk, sugar and basil. Heat through. Season to taste with pepper.

5 Drain spaghetti and divide among 4 plates. Add chicken with sauce and top with basil and remaining whole cherry tomatoes.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 459 cal

Kilojoules 1920 kJ

Protein 42 g

Total fat 7 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 12 g

Dietary fibre 12 g

Sodium 140 mg

Calcium 250 mg

Iron 4 mg

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.