"Marry Me" Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

• 30 g Parmesan cheese (cut into 3 cm pieces)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 100 g sun-dried tomatoes (strips in oil, drained)
• 180 g red capsicum (cut into pieces)
• 0.5 tsp sea salt
• 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
• 500 g skinless chicken thigh fillets (or breast, cut into 2-3 cm pieces)
• 250 g pouring cream (whipping cream)
• 400 g water
• 0.75 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
• 1 tbsp Vegetable stock paste
• 300 g dried fusilli pasta (or small dried pasta)
• 120 g fresh baby spinach leaves
• ground black pepper (to serve)
• dried chilli flakes (optional, to serve)
• 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley (leaves only, chopped, to garnish)

Steps

1. 1

   Place Parmesan cheese into the mixing bowl and grate 10 sec/speed 10. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

2. 2

   Place garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and red capsicum into the mixing bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 5.

3. 3

   Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula. Add sea salt, black pepper, and chicken thigh pieces, then sauté 5 min/120°C/reverse/speed soft.

4. 4

   Add pouring cream, water, paprika, dried Italian herbs, and vegetable stock paste, then cook 5 min/100°C/reverse/speed soft.

5. 5

   Add dried fusilli pasta and cook for the time indicated on the pasta package/100°C/reverse/speed soft, or until pasta is al dente.

6. 6

   Add baby spinach and reserved grated Parmesan cheese. Mix well using the spatula until the spinach has wilted.

7. 7

   Divide the pasta among four bowls. Garnish with chopped parsley, extra ground black pepper, and dried chilli flakes (if using) before serving.

Notes

For best results, use a high-quality vegetable stock paste. You can substitute chicken breast for thigh fillets, though thighs remain more tender during the Thermomix cooking process.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• pasta
• chicken
• Thermomix
• one-pot
• dinner
• creamy