Kiev pasta

Chicken kiev pasta

A simple chicken pasta in a garlic sauce, served with crunchy bread crumb topping and lots of herbs.

, 05 May 2020

(95 votes)

Chicken kiev pasta

  • 20 Mins

  • Serves: 4

  • Price: £1.23 per serving

Nutritional Info
Each 391g serving contains

  • Energy

    2503KJ

    598KCAL

    30%

  • Fat

    20.3g

    med

    29%

  • Saturates

    9.0g

    high

    45%

  • Sugars

    3.9g

    low

    4%

  • Salt

    0.66g

    low

    11%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g: 640kJ/153kcal.
Ingredients
  • 300g penne pasta
  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 2 slices bread
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Butcher’s Selection Chicken Breasts, cut into 1cm cubes
  • 1tbsp Asda Easy Garlic
  • 200g pack Asda Light Original Soft Cheese
  • 180g baby leaf spinach
  • 3tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • Zest 1 lemon
Method

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions and drain, reserving 50ml of the water.

  • Spread ½ the butter on the bread and grill to toast. Heat the olive oil and the remaining butter in a large pan, then fry the chicken along with the garlic for 5-7 mins until the meat is cooked through.

  • Add the pasta and reserved pasta water to the pan with the chicken, then stir in the soft cheese, spinach, parsley, lemon zest and a good grind of black pepper. Toss well and serve with the toast grated or crumbled over.