Spirals with chicken & mushrooms
- Preparation time 15 minutes
- Cooking time 15 minutes
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 500 g spiral pasta
- spray of canola or olive oil
- 500 g or two skinless chicken breast fillets, chopped
- 200 g button mushrooms, quartered
- 5 spring onions, sliced
- 1½ tablespoons cornflour
- 375 ml can CARNATION Light and Creamy Evaporated Milk
- 125 ml (½ cup) MAGGI Chicken Stock
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
- Start cooking the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water.
- Spray a nonstick frying pan or wok with oil and heat.
- Cook the chicken over high heat for about 5 minutes or until browned.
- Remove form the pan and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium, add the mushrooms and spring onions to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes or until soft.
- Put cornflour into a small bowl and gradually add 1/3 cup (80ml) milk stirring until smooth.
- Pour the remaining milk and chicken stock into the pan, then gradually add the cornflour mixture, stirring constantly.
- Keep stirring until the sauce boils and thickens.
- Season to taste.
- Stir the chicken mixture into the sauce and gently heat through.
- When the pasta is al dente, drain and serve topped with the sauce.
HINT: Use wholemeal pasta if you want to increase your fibre intake. Serve with salad for an extra vitamin boost or add more vegetables to the sauce to make a complete meal
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
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Energy kJ (Cal) | 2870 (677) | 1912 (457) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 104 | 69 |
Protein (g) | 52 | 35 |
Fat (g) | 6 | 4 |
Calcium, Iron, Zinc |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival for the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: Use wholemeal pasta if you want to increase your fibre intake. Serve with salad for an extra vitamin boost or add more vegetables to the sauce to make a complete meal
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