Name: Carbonara chicken parcels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gram spaghetti; 575 gram jar carbonara pasta sauce; 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks; 100 gram green beans, cut in half diagonally; 1 small red capsicum, sliced; 4 button mushrooms, sliced; 400 gram chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon chopped flatleaf parsley; 2 tablespoon grated parmesan

Carbonara chicken parcels

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

Ingredients

250 gram spaghetti

575 gram jar carbonara pasta sauce

1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks

100 gram green beans, cut in half diagonally

1 small red capsicum, sliced

4 button mushrooms, sliced

400 gram chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon chopped flatleaf parsley

2 tablespoon grated parmesan

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Tear 4 x 40cm sheets of foil; place on a flat surface. Top each sheet with a piece of baking paper.

2.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain; return to pan. Add sauce to pan; remove from heat. Combine vegetables in a large bowl.

3.For each parcel, place one-quarter of pasta on prepared paper; top with one-quarter of the vegetables and chicken. Fold foil (and paper) to enclose filling and form a parcel.

4.Place parcels on a baking tray; bake 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.

5.Unwrap parcels; carefully transfer pasta to shallow bowls. Serve sprinkled with parsley and parmesan.

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