Tasty Chicken Pasta With Tomato and Peppers

Submitted by Frugal Fifer

"A recipe from the back of a stock cube packet many years ago. Quick and easy to make.Great served with crusty bread and a green salad. The leftovers are just as good cold."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 small red pepper, diced
• 1 small yellow pepper, diced
• 1 small green pepper, diced
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 0.5 (400 g) can water (the empty tin 1/2 filled)
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup frozen peas (or both) or 1 cup sweet corn (or both)
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
• pasta shells (enough for 4-6)

directions

1. Heat olive oil and soften garlic and onion.
2. Add peppers for a few minutes then add chicken.
3. When chicken is white all over add tomatoes, stock cube, puree, water and seasoning.
4. Cook gently for 15 mins till chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened.
5. At this time cook pasta.
6. Add peas if used and finally parsley before serving.
7. Mix together the sauce and pasta.

Reviews

[Rifka]

Not bad. The sauce was a little liquidy. I'm not sure I would make this again; it just didn't have a lot of flavor.