Chicken & Mushroom Tagliatelle
Top Tip: Don't add the pasta to the pot until the water is boiling, this prevents the pasta from sticking together.
Vegetarian
Replace the chicken in this recipe with a few handfuls of baby spinach.
Family Friendly
The grated courgettes are perfectly disguised for those fussy little eaters.
Ingredients
- 500 g tagliatelle pasta
- 1 packet Royco® Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 600 g skinless boneless chicken thighs quartered
- 15 ml butter (OR margarine)
- 15 ml oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 250 g mushroom sliced
- 250 ml grated courgettes
- 4-5 ml hot mustard powder
- 5 ml wholegrain mustard
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- 125 ml milk
- 15 ml parsley chopped
Method
- Cook the tagliatelle in boiling water for 6-8 minutes.
- Prepare the Royco® Creamy Mushroom sauce according to packet instructions.
- Heat the butter and oil in a pan and brown the chicken thighs quickly. Remove them from the pan.
- Add the onion to the pan and fry until pale golden. Add the mushrooms, grated courgettes, and fry for 2-3 minutes until cooked.
- Mix the mustard powder into the whole grain mustard then add to the onions with the Royco® Creamy Mushroom sauce, milk and the chicken. Bring to the simmer.
- Serve on a bed of tagliatelle, sprinkled with parsley.
- Squeeze some lemon juice over the meal before serving