Tomato Basil Penne with Chicken
This tomato basil penne with chicken is the perfect meal when you don't want to cook. Quick, easy and healthy this meal is full of flavour.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Pasta
- 500 g penne pasta
- 250 g yellow cherry tomatoes, each sliced into three
- 250 g red cherry tomatoes, each sliced into three
- 60 g baby spinach
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt
Chicken
- 500 g chicken tenderloins
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- olive oil cooking spray
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and the penne. Cook pasta until al dente or just tender to the bite.
Combine the tomatoes, baby spinach, garlic, vinegar, oregano leaves and basil together in a large bowl. Add olive oil and mix through.
Drain pasta, add to tomato mixture, and toss. Season with salt to taste.
Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold as a pasta salad.
Chicken
While the pasta is cooking, in a bowl, whisk the egg and 3 tablespoons of water together.
Crumb each tenderloin by first dredging in flour, then the egg mixture, then into the breadcrumbs to coat. Set aside on a plate.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan on medium high heat. Coat the tenderloins with olive oil cooking spray and pan-fry in two batches until golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
Once cooked, chop into chunks and add on top of hot pasta to serve.