 Named by an old flatmate the first time she tasted it, Pasta Sensation is NOT for those on a diet or for anybody going out on a first date the next day, but mmmmmmmmmmm! Cook it the next time you have a few people to feed.Ingredients:
* 2-3 Chicken breast fillets
* 1 small tin of sweetcorn (Green Giant is the only edible one I find)
* 2 medium or 1 large green pepper
* 1/2 pound of small cup or button mushrooms
* 5 cloves of Garlic. Yes, five.
* 2 large green bullet-chillies (or one flat teaspoon of chili powder)
* 1 packet of Cheese Sauce Mix (or Four Cheese Sauce Mix - or if you know how to make your own Cheese Sauce even better)
* 1 carton of double cream
* 375g (uncooked weight) of dried pasta (preferably conchiglie shells or the little twirly ones)
* Some olive oil
* A very large bowl
* Some hungry people.
Method:
First prepare everything.Open and drain the sweetcorn.Crush or very finely chop the garlic.Slice the green pepper into thin (2mm ish), short (2-inch) strips.Finely chop the chillies.
Mix these four together and put to one side.
Cut the mushrooms in half and put to one side.
Slice the chicken fillets into strips or bite sized cubes [ the aim is to get the chicken, which shrinks when cooked, to end up the same size(ish) as the pasta, which grows :0) ]
Now start the the pasta cooking. I like to use a Knorr chicken stock cube in the water instead of salt, but whatever.
In a large frying pan or a wok heat the olive oil until it is very hot - just shy of smoking.
Drop in the chicken and stir it around to sear and seal.
Reduce the heat and then add the mushrooms.
Stir for a couple of minutes.
Add the pepper/sweetcorn/garlic/chilli mix and stir in.
Reduce the heat to very low.
Prepare the cheese sauce mix as directed on the packet then transfer it to a large saucepan.
Add the chicken, peppers etc. and stir.
Your pasta should be ready by now. Drain the pasta and put it into the very large bowl.
Pour the cream into the chicken/cheese sauce mix and stir. let it heat up so that the sauce thickens.
Pour the whole thing over the pasta and stir well.
Feed the hungry people.
Serves:
Many :0)
This actually tastes amazing if you leave it overnight - the spices have time to really come out. You can then eat it cold or microwave to heat it up.
Enjoy. |