Chicken & Spinach Pasta

Name: Chicken & Spinach Pasta
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken thighs; 45 ml Olive Oil; 2 Onion, chopped; 16 Mushrooms, sliced; 60 ml crushed Garlic; 10 ml dried Oregano; 10 ml dried Basil; 5 ml dried Thyme; 250 ml White Wine; 800 g whole peeled Tomatoes in Tomato sauce; 15 ml Sugar; Salt and Pepper to tast; 1000 ml Vegetable Stock; 250 g Gluten-free Pasta; 350 g gresh Spinach, white parts trimmed off; 250 ml Orley Whip; 100 g black pepper and paprika Chevin Cheese

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Gluten-free and Dairy-free

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Gluten-free and Dairy-free

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Ingredients

1 kgChicken thighs
45 mlOlive Oil
2Onion, chopped
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16Mushrooms, sliced
60 mlcrushed Garlic
10 mldried Oregano
10 mldried Basil
5 mldried Thyme
250 mlWhite Wine
800 gwhole peeled Tomatoes in Tomato sauce
15 mlSugar
Salt and Pepper to tast
1000 mlVegetable Stock
250 gGluten-free Pasta
350 ggresh Spinach, white parts trimmed off
250 mlOrley Whip
100 gblack pepper and paprika Chevin Cheese

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Place Chicken in baking tray and bake till cooked through.
Remove from oven and cool.
Debone the Chicken, roughly chop and set aside.
Retain the Chicken's juices.
2

Heat the Chicken's juices in a Dutch Oven over medium heat.
Once the excess moisture has evaporated, add Olive Oil and heat till it starts shimmering.
Sauté the Onion until translucent.
3

Add in the Mushrooms and fry until golden brown.
Add in the Crushed Garlic and fry for about a minute.
Mix in the Oregano, Basil and Thyme.
Deglaze the Dutch Oven with the White Wine.
4

Add the canned Tomatoes and Sugar to the Dutch Oven.
Season with Salt and Black Pepper.
Add in the Vegetable Stock.
5

Once the mixture is simmering add in the Pasta.
Let the pasta cook, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes before adding the Spinach.
Cover with a lid and let it simmer until the Spinach has wilted and the Pasta is andante.
Remove from heat.
6

In a separate bowl whisk the Orley Whip and Chevin Cheese until smooth.
Season with Black Pepper.
Mix into the Pasta.
7

Add in the Chicken and mix together and allow to heat up again.