Day 14: Pepper & Pesto Pasta

Day 14
Slovakia 3 Italy 2
Paraguay 0 New Zealand 0
Netherlands 2 Cameroon 1
Japan 3 Denmark 1

Disaster for the blog.......Italy are out of the World Cup. I was so confident they would get thru that tonight I prepared something Italian that is quick and easy, not one of my more complex meals that I could of done. Ah well, at least Japan are thru....food wise that is.

Tonight I hadn't the time on other World Cup evenings so I needed something quick, easy and tasty to eat before the evening kick off.

Its a cream and wine sauce but this time I use onions, roast peppers & red pesto for the flavour. 

Serves 2      Cost of meal €5

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts

1 medium sized onion

1 clove of garlic

1 roasted red pepper (use jar of roasted peppers)

250g Pasta

Half a glass of white wine

150ml double cream

Salt & Pepper

Tbsp Brown Sugar

Large spoon of red pesto
Handful of pinenuts

Parmesan cheese

Cooking Utensils

Chopping board

Sharp knife

Cheese grate

Frying pan

Saucepan 

Preparation

- Slice chicken breast into very thin slices

 - Finely chop onion and garlic

- Chop roasted pepper into long stripes

- Roast Pinenuts on a hot frying pan and leave to cool

Cooking

- Quickly fry your chicken breast in a hot frying pan.

- Cook your pasta as per cooking instructions. Today I used some Pappardelle pasta
- Fry up your onion, garlic and then add your roasted pepper 

- Add some brown sugar to caramelise the above, if this is too sweet for you skip this step
- Add your cooked chicken
- Now add your white wine & let cook off for a few minutes

- Finally add your Red Pesto & Cream and cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes
 

- Serve with cooked pasta, roasted pinenuts and grated Parmesan 

ENJOY!!!