Marry Me Chicken Pappardelle
Nothing says "I love you" more than a big bowl of creamy pasta. This quick and easy indulgent dinner is bound to be a winner.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Start by slicing the chicken breasts into thin strips. On another clean chopping board, chop the garlic, sun-blushed tomatoes and the spinach.
Step 2
Add the oil into a large frying pan and turn the heat to medium-high. Once hot, add the sliced chicken and cook for 5-6 minutes until just about cooked through and slightly browned. Remove from the pan.
Step 3
Fill a large pan with boiling water, season generously with salt and cook the pappardelle pasta for about 11-12 minutes or until al dente.
Step 4
Add the butter to the pan you cooked the chicken in and add the chopped garlic, the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and the chilli flakes (if using). After 2-3 minutes, add the double cream and the grated Italian-style hard cheese and let it come to a simmer. Add the lemon juice and zest before seasoning well with pepper. Fold through the cooked chicken and the roughly chopped spinach leaves. Allow the heat to wilt the spinach for 2 minutes.
Step 5
Once the pasta is cooked, drain, reserving a little of the pasta water (if cooking for 4) which you can add to the sauce to thin it down slightly if it's become thick.
Step 6
Scatter in the oregano before folding the cooked pasta into the sauce, mixing well, and serving while piping hot with lots of extra parmesan cheese.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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4 Chicken Breasts, sliced thinly 2x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless & Boneless 320g -
30g Butter 1x Lurpak Unsalted Butter 200g -
1 tbsp Oregano, leaves picked, or half the amount of dried 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Oregano 20g -
Maldon Salt, to taste, and freshly ground black pepper 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
0.5 tsp Chilli Flakes 1x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g -
150ml Double Cream, or mascarpone cheese 1x Sainsbury's British Double Cream 150ml -
1 Lemon, zest and juice 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
100g Spinach 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 100g -
4 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
400g Pappardelle Pasta, or tagliatelle 1x Sainsbury's Pappardelle Pasta, Taste the Difference 500g -
2 tbsp Olive Oil, for frying 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L -
50g Italian Style Hard Cheese, freshly grated 1x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g -
100g Sun Dried Tomatoes, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Sun Dried Tomatoes, Inspired to Cook 280g (168g*)