Quick Chicken and Ham Pasta

Ingredients

Serves 1

• 60g dried pasta
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 100g chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
• Salt and pepper
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• 50g thick-cut ham, chopped
• 60g fat-free cottage cheese

Method

Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile heat the oil in a large frying pan, season the chicken with salt and pepper then fry in until golden brown. Add the garlic and ham to the pan and fry for a couple of minutes.

Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the chicken and ham and toss to coat.

Put a little of the pasta water into a liquidiser with the cottage cheese and a pinch of salt and blend until smooth.

Remove the pan from the heat, add the cheese sauce and toss to coat.

• Quick and easy
• Family friendly

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