Chicken and mâche penne
Chicken and mâche penne

Preparation time 15 minutes

Total time: 26 minutes

Ingredients

  1. 750 mL (3 cups) pennes
  2. Salt and pepper, to taste
  3. 450 g (1 lb.) chicken breasts cut into strips
  4. 15 mL (1 tbsp.) canola oil
  5. 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  6. 125 mL (1/2 cup) thinly sliced sundried tomatoes
  7. 1/2 yellow sweet peppers, sliced
  8. 1/2 red sweet peppers, sliced
  9. 750 mL (3 cups) mâche
  10. 30 mL (2 tbsp.) Italian seasoning
  11. To taste, grated Parmesan cheese
  12. To taste, olive oil

Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.

  2. Reserve 125 mL (1/2 cup) cooking water; drain pasta and reserve. Season chicken strips with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a deep non-stick skillet over high heat. Add chicken strips and cook for 6 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and golden. Add garlic, sundried tomatoes and sweet peppers.

  3. Continue cooking for 4 minutes, stirring regularly. Add pasta, reserved cooking water, mâche and Italian seasoning.

  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss well to combine.

  5. Serve penne in large soup bowls; sprinkle with grated Parmesan and drizzle with olive oil. Savour.


Variation: Replace chicken by slices of hot Italian sausage and the mâche by baby spinach leaves or arugula.

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