Peri-Peri Chicken & Chorizo Pasta

A quick and delicious high-protein pasta dish combining the zesty flavors of peri-peri sauce with succulent chicken and savory chorizo.

By @liz.bitesback

Original recipe source

Cook time: 15 minutes

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 100 grams chicken breast raw
• 0.25 whole red bell pepper
• 0.25 whole onion
• 20 grams chorizo
• 0 pinch paprika
• 0 pinch salt
• 0 pinch black pepper
• 0 pinch garlic
• 15 grams Nando’s sauce
• 0.5 cup low-fat milk
• 0.5 tsp tomato purée
• 30 grams mozzarella
• 100 grams rigatoni cooked
• 1 handful spinach
• 1 tsp Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Slice the chicken breast, red bell pepper, and onion into small pieces.
2. Heat a pan over medium heat and fry the chicken slices with chorizo, red bell pepper, and onion. Add a pinch of paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic while frying.
3. Add Nando’s sauce, low-fat milk, and tomato purée to the pan. Stir well to combine.
4. Stir in the mozzarella cheese, cooked rigatoni pasta, and spinach. Keep stirring on a low heat until the sauce thickens. Add water if more liquid is needed.
5. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top before serving and enjoy.