Name: Smoked chicken pasta with red pepper sauce
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Smoked chicken pasta; 300 gram pasta shapes; 300 gram green beans, trimmed and halved; 1 smoked chicken breast, sliced; red pepper sauce (recipe follows); Red pepper sauce; 1 roast red pepper (available from supermarkets); 1 clove garlic, chopped; a few fresh basil leaves, chopped; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients

Smoked chicken pasta

300 gram pasta shapes

300 gram green beans, trimmed and halved

1 smoked chicken breast, sliced

red pepper sauce (recipe follows)

Red pepper sauce

1 roast red pepper (available from supermarkets)

1 clove garlic, chopped

a few fresh basil leaves, chopped

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.Cook pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water for 10 minutes or until just tender to the bite. At the same time, cook beans in boiling, salted water for 3 to 4 minutes or until just tender.

2.Drain pasta and beans and toss together with smoked chicken and red pepper sauce. Serve in deep pasta bowls. Serves 4.

3.Make the red pepper sauce by combining all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.

4.Process mixture until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes 3/4 cup.

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