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🍝 Creamy Curry Pasta with Chicken and Vegetables
558 kcal · 25 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g chicken breast fillet(s)
- a little olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 250 g mushrooms
- 180 g peas, frozen
- 100 g baby spinach
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 large zucchini (approx. 400 g)
- 3 tsp curry powder (mild)
- paprika powder
- chili flakes
- lemon pepper
- 150 ml cooking cream (7% fat)
- a little cornstarch (optional)
- 4 servings pasta (whole grain, approx. 80 g/person, weighed uncooked)
- salt
- 30 g pine nuts (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized cubes.
- 2. Lightly spray the meat pieces with oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
- 3. Cook the chicken in the air fryer at 200 °C for about 10 minutes until done.
- 4. Remove the cooked chicken from the device and set it aside.
- 5. Fill a large pot with water and place it on the stove to bring it to a boil.
- 6. Press the garlic clove through a press or chop it finely.
- 7. Halve or quarter the zucchini and slice it into thin pieces.
- 8. Add some oil to a large pan and heat it.
- 9. Fry the garlic and zucchini slices briefly until fragrant.
- 10. Slice the mushrooms.
- 11. Add the mushroom slices, frozen peas, and washed baby spinach to the pan.
- 12. Season the mixture with curry powder, salt, pepper, paprika powder, chili flakes, and lemon pepper.
- 13. Stir the cooking cream into the vegetables and let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
- 14. If the sauce is too thin, stir some cornstarch into water and add it to thicken the sauce.
- 15. Alternatively, you can add more cream or milk if you prefer a creamier texture.
- 16. Salt the boiling pasta water generously.
- 17. Add the pasta to the water and cook it al dente according to the package instructions.
- 18. Toast the pine nuts in a separate pan without oil until golden brown.
- 19. Add the toasted pine nuts as a topping to the finished pasta, if desired.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 558
- Protein: 39 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 52 g