Chicken Strozzapreti Pesto Rosso

Name: Chicken Strozzapreti Pesto Rosso
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500g dried strozzapreti or fusilli pasta; 300g sugar snap peas, trimmed; low-calorie cooking spray; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 leeks, sliced; 3 skinless and boneless chicken breasts or 450g mini fillets, cut into bite-size strips or chunks; 4 level tbsp red pesto; 300g fat-free natural fromage frais; 150g Peppadew peppers from a jar, drained and cut into chunks

3 steps

Cook:25min

Garlicky leeks, creamy fromage frais and our scrumptious red pesto combine brilliantly to create a low-Syn chicken dinner that you won't want to end

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:46:04 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories788.3 kcal (39%)

Total Fat10.9 g (16%)

Carbs112.2 g (43%)

Sugars23.6 g (26%)

Protein59.2 g (118%)

Sodium341.7 mg (17%)

Fiber7.3 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gstrozzapreti

dried, or fusilli pasta

300gsugar snap peas

trimmed

low-calorie cooking spray

3skinless and boneless chicken breasts

cut into bite-size strips or chunks

4 level tbspred pesto

300gfat-free natural fromage frais

150gPeppadew peppers

from a jar, drained and cut into chunks

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions, adding the sugar snap peas for the last 2 minutes. Drain, reserving 200ml of the pasta water, and return the pasta and sugar snaps to the pan.

Step 2

Meanwhile, spray a wide non-stick frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Cook the garlic and leeks gently for 5 minutes or until starting to soften, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, stirring occasionally.

Step 3

Stir the pesto, fromage frais and peppers into the pasta, adding enough of the reserved pasta water to make a creamy sauce. Fold through the chicken and leeks, season to taste and serve hot.