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 731 cal

Kilojoules 3071 kJ

Protein 43 g

Total fat 18 g

Saturated fat 2.5 g

Carbohydrates 92 g

Sugar 20 g

Dietary fibre 10.6 g

Sodium 377 mg

Calcium 175 mg

Iron 5.5 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.