Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
600g chicken breast
diced
3 cloves garlic
crushed
1L water
(4 cups)
1 x 300ml carton pouring cream
250g penne pasta
2 tbsp chicken stock powder
2 cups parmesan cheese
freshly grated
½ cup parsley
chopped
Equipment
- 1 frying pan
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients together.
- Heat olive in a frying pan over high heat and cook chicken until golden. Add garlic to the pan and cook for one minute.
- Pour water, cream, pasta and chicken stock powder into the pan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until the pasta is al dente. Take care to stir regularly so the pasta doesn’t stick together. Taste and then season.
- Add freshly grated parmesan to the pan and stir through the sauce. Sprinkle parsley and stir through and grate some extra parmesan over the top. Serve.
Notes
Tip
If this recipe gets a bit dry towards the end you can add some more water.
Tip
Be careful adding salt to this dish as the stock powder is quite salty.
Tip
This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.
