Quick Chicken and Ham Pasta

Name: Quick Chicken and Ham Pasta
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 60g dried pasta; 1 tsp olive oil; 100g skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips; salt and pepper; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 50g thick-cut ham, chopped; 60g fat-free cottage cheese

25 mins

Ingredients

serving

1 serving

60g dried pasta
1 tsp olive oil
100g skinless chicken breast, sliced into 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 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 then serve.