Description
This cheesy chicken pasta is the ultimate comfort meal, featuring tender chicken and perfectly cooked pasta shells in a velvety tomato cream sauce.
Ingredients
250g pasta, uncooked
2 tbsps oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
275g chicken, bite-sized
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp oregano
2 tbsps tomato paste
1 tsp sriracha
130ml milk
110ml double cream
100g mozzarella cheese
100ml pasta water
Instructions
1. Boil pasta until al dente, reserve some water.
2. Saute garlic in oil until golden.
3. Add chicken and cook until white.
4. Mix in spices and tomato paste with sriracha.
5. Pour milk and cream, stir until bubbling.
6. Add cheese and melt into sauce.
7. Add pasta water to thin sauce.
8. Stir in cooked pasta and coat well.
9. Sprinkle extra cheese, cover and melt.
10. Serve hot.
Notes
Adjust salt carefully since cheese adds saltiness.
Use fresh mozzarella for best melt.
Add more pasta water if sauce thickens.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
