Marry Me Chicken Pasta
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- CALORIES
- 59g
- PROTEIN
- 63g
- CARBS
- 29g
- FAT
Macros are for one serving as written. Make gives you more servings of the same size; Portion resizes one serving and moves the macros with it.
Ingredients
- 170g (6 oz) chicken breast, sliced 1cm / 1/2in thick
- 70g (2.5 oz) short pasta, dry
- 40ml (2.5 tbsp) double / heavy cream
- 30g (3 tbsp) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, sliced
- 20g (1/4 cup) parmesan, finely grated
- 1 tsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
- 2 garlic cloves (6g), minced
- 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
- 1/2 tsp fine salt; 1 tbsp salt for the pasta water
- 6 basil leaves, torn
10 ingredients, each with the gram weight the macros above were computed from.
Method
- Boil the pasta in heavily salted water. Before you drain it, save a full mug of the cooking water - you will need it twice.
- Season the chicken with the salt and sear it in the jar oil over high heat, 3 min a side, to 74C / 165F. Lift it out.
- Drop to medium and fry the garlic, chilli flakes and sun-dried tomatoes 60 seconds.
- Pour in the cream and 60ml / 1/4 cup of the pasta water and simmer 2 min.
- Take the pan off the boil and stir in the parmesan until the sauce is smooth.
- Add the drained pasta and the chicken and toss hard over low heat, adding pasta water a splash at a time, until the sauce clings to the pasta instead of pooling under it.
- Off the heat, fold through the basil.
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How Plus worksTip: the pasta water is not optional - the starch in it is what makes cream bind to pasta. Drain it down the sink and you get a bowl of pasta sitting in a puddle.
EquipmentPan for the pasta, 24cm / 9in skillet
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KeepsFridge 3 days. Reheat in a pan with 2 tbsp water and stir constantly to bring the sauce back together.
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Macros are computed from the raw ingredient weights above using USDA FoodData Central reference values. Brands vary, so treat them as close estimates rather than lab figures. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice.