Summer Greens Pasta with Chicken

Name: Summer Greens Pasta with Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 300 g chicken breast (cubed); salt and pepper; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 400 g orecchiette; 1 L chicken stock; 120 g green beans (Trimmed and shredded); 100 g snow pea (Trimmed); 100 g sugar snap pea (trimmed); 300 g asparagus (timmed and chopped); 90 g pesto (Plus extra to serve, I sometimes use the chunky pesto dips for this recipe); 1 lemon (zested and jucied); 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 Cups mint leaf; pecorino (Finely grated, to serve)

Felicity MacLeod

Prep 10 mins10m

Cook 20 mins20m

Serves 4

This wonderful pasta is tasty and light, perfect for a warm summers night with tangy lemon, fresh mint and full of summer greens.

It's an easy mid week meal to prepare and now one of my summer favourites.

↬ Adapted from Donna Hay Magazine, Issue 73, Feb/Mar 2014

Ingredients

300 g chicken breast (cubed)
salt and pepper
2 cloves garlic (minced)
400 g orecchiette
1 l chicken stock
120 g green beans (Trimmed and shredded)
100 g snow pea (Trimmed)
100 g sugar snap pea (trimmed)
300 g asparagus (timmed and chopped)
90 g pesto (Plus extra to serve, I sometimes use the chunky pesto dips for this recipe)
1 lemon (zested and jucied)
3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
2 cups mint leaf
pecorino (Finely grated, to serve)

Instructions

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1
Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large frypan, heat 1 tbsp of oil and lightly brown the chicken (cooking for about ), then garlic and cook for a further minute. Set aside.
2
Meanwhile, cook the pasta with chicken stock in a large saucepan for .
3
Add beans, snow peas, sugar snap peas and asparagus to the saucepan and cook for a further or until the veggies are cooked and the pasta is al dente.
4
Drain pasta and veggies and add to the frypan with the chicken and garlic. Add pesto, lemon zest, lemon juice, mint, remaining oil, salt and pepper and toss to combine.
5
Divide pasta between four bowls and top with cheese, mint and pesto.

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