Cheesy chicken pasta

Name: Cheesy chicken pasta | Asda Good Living
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g farfalle pasta; 2 tbsp light olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 peppers (red and yellow), de-seeded and sliced; 350g leftover roast chicken, skinless and boneless, cut into bite-sized pieces; 326g can sweetcorn drained; 200g pot Asda 50% Less Fat Garlic and Herbs Soft Cheese; Basil leaves to serve

Using a flavoured soft cheese in this dish is a great time-saver as it’s almost an instant pasta sauce.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(9 votes)

Cook: 20 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.75 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 488g serving contains

Energy
2718kj
649kcal

33%

Fat
16g

Med
22%

Saturates
5.5g

Low
27%

Sugars
16g

Low
18%

Salt
0.88g

Low
15%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
557kj/133kcal

Ingredients

300g farfalle pasta

2 tbsp light olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

2 peppers (red and yellow), de-seeded and sliced

350g leftover roast chicken, skinless and boneless, cut into bite-sized pieces

326g can sweetcorn drained

200g pot Asda 50% Less Fat Garlic and Herbs Soft Cheese

Basil leaves to serve

Method

Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling water, bring to the boil, stir once and cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and peppers and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.

Add the chicken and sweetcorn and cook for 4-5 minutes until heated through. Add the soft cheese and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Drain the pasta, reserving 2 tbsp of the cooking water. Return to the pan with the reserved water. Add the chicken mixture and toss to mix. Season with black pepper and serve topped with basil leaves.