Spicy Chicken Pasta
This easy Spicy Chicken Pasta recipe is loaded with tender chicken, spaghetti, and spicy tomato pasta sauce. It's simple, quick, tasty, and ready in 30 minutes!
Servings: 2
Calories: 712kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken breast About 10.5oz, Boneless skinless chicken thigh/breast cut into thin strips
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
Pasta & Tomato Sauce
- 150 g Spaghetti Any dried/fresh pasta, penne, fusilli, or linguine ( about 5.5 oz)
- 3-4 cloves Garlic Finely chopped/minced
- ½ Brown onion Finely chopped
- 1 tsp Crushed chillies Dried red chilli flakes
- 350 g Tomato passata About 12oz
- 1 tbsp Italian herbs Dried Italian herbs mix or oregano
- 2-3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Chicken stock cube Or vegetable stock cube ( see details in note )
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 20 g Parmigiano-Reggiano about 0.7oz, Freshly grated
- 1-2 tbsp Parsley Finely chopped
Instructions
- Season the water with 1-2 teaspoon of salt. Cook the spaghetti/pasta in the boiling water according to the package instructions. Save 1 cup of pasta boiling water for later use. Meanwhile the pasta is cooking you can prepare the chicken and tomato sauce.
- Heat the pan in medium heat, drizzle 2 tablespoon of olive oil and stir fry the chicken strips for 2-3 minutes until slightly brown. Remove from pan and set it aside.
- In the same pan, drizzle more oil and saute the garlic for a few seconds until fragrant. Follow with the onions and cook until the onions are soft and translucent. Add dried chilli flakes and stir for a few seconds.
- Next add the tomato passata, ½ cup pasta water, Italian herbs, salt, pepper and chicken stock cube. Stir well and bring it to simmer.
- Now place the cooked pasta and chicken strips and combine well with the tomato sauce. Sprinkle grated cheese and chopped parsley and stir it well.
- Turn off the heat and transfer to serving plate. Garnish with grated cheese and chopped parsley.
Notes
- Italian herbs mix: consists of dried basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, etc. If you don't have it in hand, you can add dried oregano.
- Chicken stock cube: Add chicken or vegetable stock cubes to bring more rich umami flavour. If you don't like the stock cube, swap it with stockpots or a tablespoon of sugar to balance out the sauce. Or add chicken broth/stock instead of pasta water in the sauce.
- Dried chilli flakes: Add dried red chillies for a hint of heat, or you can substitute it with cajun seasoning.
- How to reheat? Simply reheat it in the microwave or stovetop until piping hot. If the pasta is too dry, add a splash of water and toss well before reheating.
Nutrition
Calories: 712kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 1467mg | Potassium: 1626mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1524IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 6mg
