Vegetarian

One Pot Mediterranean Pasta

25 mins

One Pot Mediterranean Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 100g vegetarian chicken pieces
  • salt and pepper
  • ½ red onion, peeled and finely sliced
  • ½ red pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • ½ courgette, cut into chunks
  • ¼ aubergine, cut into chunks
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 200g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 50g dried penne pasta
  • 150ml water
  • 1 small bunch basil, leaves torn
  • 10g parmesan or hard cheese, finely grated

Method

Heat half of the oil in a large saucepan, season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper then fry in batches until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the onion, pepper, courgette and aubergine and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, fry for a minute then add the tomatoes. Stir in the chicken pieces, pasta and water, cover then simmer for 10 minutes until the pasta is cooked.

Remove from the heat, stir in the basil and serve with parmesan.