Chicken pasta recipe | How to make chicken pasta | Chicken spaghetti
Chicken spaghetti in homemade tomato pasta sauce. It is served as a main course with a soup.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 160 grams pasta or spaghetti
- 150 to 200 grams Chicken shredded or cubed as desired
- 2 to 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves about 1 tbsp very finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 350 grams tomatoes ripe red or 1 ½ cup deseeded chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- ½ to ¾ tsp pepper coarsely crushed
- 2 to 3 pinches All spice powder or any other spice powder if desired
- Salt as needed
- ½ tsp Herbs as desired
How to make the recipe
Preparation for chicken pasta
- Bring water to a rapid boil in a large pot. Add salt and oil. Add pasta and cook al dente or just follow the instructions on the pack. Set aside some pasta cooked water. Drain off in a colander.
- Saute garlic in hot oil and add chicken. Add some salt and toss until well cooked.
- Add spice powders. Saute on a high heat for 2 mins. Set the chicken aside.
How to make chicken pasta
- Add more oil and saute some garlic. Then add onions. Saute until the onions turn golden.
- Add pureed tomatoes and cook until the sauce thickens.
- Add sauted chicken and 2 to 3 tbsps of pasta cooked water. Mix and cook until the sauce reaches a thick consistency
- Add pasta and cook for just 2 to 3 mins. Add more olive oil if it looks dry.
- Serve chicken pasta hot.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 660kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 581mg | Potassium: 902mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Vitamin C: 24.9mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 4mg