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Pasta with chicken, cherry tomatoes, balsamic and capers

Capers, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar add plenty of flavour to this high-protein pasta recipe.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 240g wholemeal or spelt pasta
  • 300g green beans
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 400g skinless chicken breast fillet, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 large yellow capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 400g can no-added-salt cherry tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon baby capers, rinsed, drained
  • fresh basil leaves, to serve
  • grated parmesan, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta according to packet instructions or until al dente, adding beans for last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain.

    2 Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate.

    3 Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining oil, garlic and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes, balsamic and capers and simmer for 5 minutes. Return chicken to pan and simmer for a further 2 minutes or until chicken is warmed through.

    4 Add hot pasta and beans to pan, tossing to combine. Serve topped with basil, parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.

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