Chicken and feta spaghetti
12th January 2018The best bit of any pasta dish is undoubtedly the sauce. But when you’re on a “diet” you often feel that you can’t have lots of cream or cheese.
This recipe contains a good big dollop of feta cheese which, when mixed with the roast vegetables and tomatoes, creates a smooth, thick, tasty sauce.
My friend Dawn gave me the inspiration for this recipe. It’s popular with her family as you can pretty much throw it together, shove it in the oven and forget about it.
It works well as a casserole but I’ve added the pasta and turned the contents of the casserole dish into an accompanying sauce.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
Coat the inside of a large casserole dish with the oil and add the chicken breast, peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Add the garlic and season before mixing well with your hands.
Sprinkle the feta cheese on top.
Cover with a lid or foil and place in the middle of the oven for 45 minutes.
Add the spaghetti to a pan of boiling water.
While the spaghetti is cooking heat the tin of chopped tomatoes in a large saucepan. Once it has warmed through, remove the casserole dish from the oven and tip the contents into the pan.
Add a splash of the pasta cooking water to the sauce and stir. Add a bit more if you like the sauce a bit thinner.
Add the pasta to the pan and mix well.
Serve with freshly chopped herbs.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
Coat the inside of a large casserole dish with the oil and add the chicken breast, peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Add the garlic and season before mixing well with your hands.
Sprinkle the feta cheese on top.
Cover with a lid or foil and place in the middle of the oven for 45 minutes.
Add the spaghetti to a pan of boiling water.
While the spaghetti is cooking heat the tin of chopped tomatoes in a large saucepan. Once it has warmed through, remove the casserole dish from the oven and tip the contents into the pan.
Add a splash of the pasta cooking water to the sauce and stir. Add a bit more if you like the sauce a bit thinner.
Add the pasta to the pan and mix well.
Serve with freshly chopped herbs.
