Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Red Pepper Alfredo

by Steve Walker

Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Red Pepper Alfredo (Slim-Friendly).

Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Red Pepper Alfredo

Recipe by Steve WalkerCuisine: Italian, MediterraneanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

Slim-Friendly Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Red Pepper Alfredo

Ingredients

  • Pasta of your choice.

  • 2 Chicken breasts, sliced into strips.

  • 1 Medium onion, finely diced.

  • 3 cloves of garlic, crushed.

  • 1/2 Red pepper sliced into strips.

  • 1 Chicken Stock cube, crushed

  • 1 Tsp. Oregano.

  • ½ Tsp. Dried chilli flakes (to taste).

  • 1 Cup, Baby spinach, sliced.

  • 3 tbsp. Low fat crème fraiche

  • 80g Parmesan, finely grated

  • Fry-Light spray oil.

  • 200ml Water.

  • Salt.

  • Freshly cracked black pepper.

  • Fresh chopped parsley to garnish.

Directions

  • Cook the pasta to the packet instructions, drain and set aside, saving a cup of the pasta water for later.
  • Meanwhile, add chopped onion to a hot sauté or frying pan with a few sprays of Fry-Light and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the onions have become slightly translucent.
  • Add the crushed garlic, dried chilli flakes, oregano and season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Cover and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, then add the sliced red peppers, cover and continue to cook for a further 2 minutes.  
  • Remove the pan from the heat and add the crème fraiche and stir well to combine, add the parmesan, sliced baby spinach, (holding a little parmesan back for garnishing), cover and cook for a further 1-2 minutes until the spinach has wilted.
  • Add the cooked pasta and stir though until fully combined with the sauce. (If the sauce is a little dry or thick, loosen off with a little of the retained pasta water.
  • Serve and garnish with some fresh chopped parsley and the remaining parmesan.

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