Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.
You'll need
- 250g pasta shapes
- 2 chicken breasts (about 350g)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp green pesto
- 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 handfuls rocket (40g)
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Tonight's pasta, tomorrow's lunchbox, in 25 minutes. Serves 4, about 25 minutes.
Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.
Method
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water for the time on the packet, drain carefully and rinse under cold water.
Rub the chicken with the oil and cook in a frying pan over a medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, turning, until there is no pink inside and the juices run clear. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice.
Toss the cold pasta with the pesto and the tomatoes.
Fold through the chicken and rocket. Eat straight away, or pack into boxes, keep in the fridge and eat within 2 days.
Cook the chicken until there is no pink inside. Cool the pasta and chicken quickly, get them into the fridge within 2 hours and eat within 2 days.
Every figure is an estimate per portion, worked out from UK government food-composition data (CoFID). Your portions and brands will differ, so treat these as a guide. Salt not measured. How our recipes are made.
Contains: gluten (pasta), milk (pesto).
Check the label on: green pesto (often contains nuts, such as cashews or pine nuts).
Always check the label on anything packaged — recipes and brands vary, and we cannot see your packet.
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