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Chicken Fusilli Pasta Recipe (with Feta)
A delicious chicken fusilli pasta recipe with feta, a quick dish for busy days using six ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 745 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 12 oz fusilli 350 g, Note 1
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast 450 g, Note 2
- 5 green onions scallions
- 7 oz feta cheese 200 g
- ¾ cup single cream (or heavy) Note 3
- 1 small bunch of chives about 3 tablespoons chopped
- Fine sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt generously, and cook the pasta according to the package's instructions. Drain.
- Chicken: While the pasta cooks, cut the chicken into small cubes. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the chicken cubes, often stirring, until golden on all sides. Depending on their size, it should take 4-5 minutes.
- Onions: In the meantime, slice the green onions. Add them to the pan and cook for two more minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Check that the chicken pieces are cooked through, cut one in the middle, the meat should be white, not pink.
- Add single cream, cube or crumble the cheese over the ingredients in the pan and stir to combine. Stir gently on very low heat for about 2 minutes until the cheese melts and the mixture thickens slightly.
- Add most of the chives and freshly ground black pepper, stir.
- Combine with the drained pasta. Do that either directly in the pan (if the pan is large enough) or in the pot you’ve just used for cooking the pasta.
- Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with the remaining chives before serving.
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Notes
- Pasta: You can use another kind of pasta, preferably short.
- Meat: Substitute chicken with boneless, skinless chicken thighs or with turkey breast.
- The nutrition is calculated with single cream.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4 of the dish
Calories
745kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
167mg
(56%)
Sodium
708mg
(30%)
Potassium
726mg
(21%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
864IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
311mg
(31%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 745
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of the dish | |
| Calories | 745kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 167mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 708mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 726mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 864IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 311mg | 31% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.