with Basil Pesto & Parmesan
You can never really go wrong with ‘al dente’ fusilli, especially when it is paired with some tasty ingredients, such as asparagus, leek, garlic, plant-based crumbed chick'n, basil pesto and Parmesan!
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Light cooking cream
1 packet
Vegetable stock pot
1 sachet
Garlic
2
Parmesan cheese
1 packet
Baby spinach leaves
1 packet
Basil pesto
1 packet
Leek
1
Asparagus
1
Garlic & herb seasoning
1 sachet
Fusilli
1
Plant-Based Crumbed Chicken
300 g
Olive oil
1 drizzle
• Boil the kettle. Heat a large saucepan over high heat with a pinch of salt. Add boiling water to saucepan. • Cook fusilli in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes. Reserve some pasta water(see ingredients). • Drain and return pasta to saucepan.
• In a large frying pan, heat enough olive oil to coat base over medium-high heat.• Cook plant-based crumbed chicken until golden and heated through, 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate. • Meanwhile, grate zucchini. Finely chop garlic. Thinly slice leek. • Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook leek, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add garlic, garlic & herb seasoning and zucchini and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Little cooks: Under adult supervision, older kids can help grate the zucchini.
• Reduce heat to medium and add thickened cream, vegetable stock and the reserved pasta water, simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. • Add basil pesto, fusilli and baby spinach leaves. Stir to combine and season to taste. TIP: Add a splash more pasta water if the sauce looks too thick.
• Slice plant-based crumbed chicken. • Divide creamy zucchini and leek fusilli between bowls. • Top with plant-based crumbed chicken and sprinkle over Parmesan to serve. Enjoy! Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling over the Parmesan!
4330
kJ
Energy (kJ)
1030
kcal
Calories
46
g
Fat
14.4
g
of which saturates
109
g
Carbohydrate
11.3
g
of which sugars
14.8
g
Dietary Fibre
41
g
Protein
0
mg
Cholesterol
1600
mg
Sodium