Easy chicken and broccoli tagliatelle

Serves 2

This meal took around 25 minutes from beginning of prep to serving. It’s delicious, quick and easy to make, and offers a wide range of nutrition and anti-inflammatory properties.

What you’ll need

½ brown onion finely chopped

2 cloves of crushed garlic

2 large chicken breasts

100g chestnut mushrooms sliced thinly

½ tsp sage

½ tsp fine black pepper

½ tsp ginger powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

250 ml hot water

250ml milk

4 fresh basil leaves chopped finely

100g broccoli

100g gluten free tagliatelle (I got mine from Morrisons)

50g vegan cheese (I used violife already grated)

4 sun dried tomatoes (either whole or you can chop these up also)

Pinch of salt

Method

1.       Preheat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil and add your onion, garlic, and chicken

2.       Fry for a couple of minutes while mixing frequently to ensure more even cooked chicken, before adding the sage, smoked paprika, ginger and pepper

3.       Add hot water, cheese, and milk and mix well

4.       Add the broccoli, basil leaves, salt, pasta and sun-dried tomatoes

5.       Cover to steam for 8 minutes

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