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Chicken and leek pasta

Penne in a creamy leek and chicken sauce with a little wholegrain mustard.

  • Time30 min
  • LevelEasy
  • Costabout £1.63 a head
4 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta following the pack instructions, keeping a mugful of the water. Drain.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the chicken for 6 minutes until golden and cooked through. Remove.

    6 min
  3. 3

    Cook the leeks in the same pan for 6 minutes until soft, adding the garlic for the last minute.

    6 min
  4. 4

    Add the stock, cream and mustard and simmer for 4 minutes.

    4 min
  5. 5

    Return the chicken, add the pasta and parmesan and toss, loosening with pasta water if needed.

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