Monday 11 March 2019






PESTO CHICKEN with chorizo, cherry tomatoes and chillies

1 kilo chicken breast fillets, diced
1 red onion, diced
1 french shallot, diced
2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 chorizo sausages, sliced
2 red chillies, deseeded and diced
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, sliced into halves
900 mls thickened cream
2 x jars basil pesto
salt and pepper to taste

spray a large, deep fry pan with cooking spray.  saute chicken until colour changes. drain and put aside.

spray the same fry pan with cooking spray and saute the onion, shallot and chorizo, stirring,  until chorizo is just brown. stir in the garlic.

add back the chicken then the cream and pesto.  bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.  add the tomatoes and salt and pepper and simmer another 5 minutes.

serve over pasta of choice.

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