Chicken Arrabiata
Serves 6-8
This recipe serves a crowd, but can easily be scaled down (or up!). It is dairy-free (just omit the cheese when serving) and the sauce is gluten-free so switching to a suitable pasta can make this a gluten-free meal also.
Once the ingredients are prepared the meal will only take 20 minutes to cook so works well when cooking for a large group of people or for a weeknight meal as you won’t be spending a long time in the kitchen.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp oil
1kg chicken breasts, cut into one-inch pieces
1 red pepper, finely diced
1 fresh red chilli, finely diced
4 fat cloves of garlic, finely diced
1 dried red chilli, crumbled (optional)
1 L passatta
15g parsley, finely chopped
600g (penne) pasta (gluten-free if required)
Salt and pepper
Step 1: Season the chicken a large pinch each of salt and pepper.
Step 2: Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and then add the chicken. Seal on all sides and then add the garlic, fresh chilli and red pepper. Cook for a further couple of minutes, then add the passatta. Lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes.
Step 3: Whilst the sauce is cooking cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
Step 4: Check the seasoning of the sauce and add salt and pepper to taste. To make a spicier sauce crumble some of the dried chilli (a little at a time) to the desired heat.
Step 5: When cooked, drain the pasta and add to the sauce, coating the pasta evenly. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve.
Serve with a green salad and some grated parmesan, pecorino or grana padano, if not making this dairy-free.