Fajita Chicken Pasta

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Ingredients

300 g Penne pasta

500 g Nam Chicken strips

2 tsp Ground Cumin

2 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Oregano

2 tsp Brown sugar

2 tsp Sunflower oil

2 Tbsp Basil tomato paste

1 tsp Salt and pepper

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Step 1

Add to a mini food processor the lime juice, cumin, jalapeno, cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, oil (or spray oil), crushed garlic and a little salt and blitz a few times until you have a paste. Add to the chicken and mix to coat thoroughly. Refrigerate for a few hours to marinade.

Lime

Ground Cumin

Paprika

Garlic

Jalapeno pepper , finely chopped

Oregano

Place the Penne into a pot of boiling water with a pinch of salt and teaspoon of salt. Cook the pasta for 8 to 12 minutes or until al dente, drain and set aside (reserving some of the pasta water)

Penne pasta

Place some oil into frying pan or with some spray oil, over a medium high heat. Add the marinated chicken mixture and cook stirring occasionally until the chicken is browned, remove the chicken and set aside.

Sunflower oil

Add the peppers, onion and stir constantly until the vegetables are nice and tender, but still crisp.

Basil tomato paste

Add the cooked pasta and mix together thoroughly, adding a little more of the reserved pasta water until the sauce lightly coats all the pasta and is heated through.

Season as needed with salt and pepperand top with some fresh chopped coriander (optioanl).

Salt and pepper

Serve in the middle of the table with a mixed salad and choice of toppings (soured cream, cheddar , avocado, chopped tomato, chopped jalapeños and build your own fajita chicken pasta bowl, dig in and enjoy.

Prep time: 10min	Cooking time: 20min
Serving 4	Regular