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Chicken Fusilli Pasta Recipe (with Feta)

A delicious chicken fusilli pasta recipe with feta, a quick dish for busy days using six ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Pasta and Rice
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 745kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 12 oz fusilli 350 g, Note 1
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb chicken breast 450 g, Note 2
  • 5 green onions scallions
  • 7 oz feta cheese 200 g
  • ¾ cup single cream (or heavy) Note 3
  • 1 small bunch of chives about 3 tablespoons chopped
  • fine sea salt and black pepper

Instructions

  • Cook pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt generously, and cook the pasta according to the package's instructions. Drain.
  • Chicken: While the pasta cooks, cut the chicken into small cubes. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the chicken cubes, often stirring, until golden on all sides. Depending on their size, it should take 4-5 minutes.
  • Onions: In the meantime, slice the green onions. Add them to the pan and cook for two more minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Check that the chicken pieces are cooked through, cut one in the middle, the meat should be white, not pink.
  • Add single cream, cube or crumble the cheese over the ingredients in the pan and stir to combine. Stir gently on very low heat for about 2 minutes until the cheese melts and the mixture thickens slightly.
  • Add most of the chives and freshly ground black pepper, stir.
  • Combine with the drained pasta. Do that either directly in the pan (if the pan is large enough) or in the pot you’ve just used for cooking the pasta.
  • Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle with the remaining chives before serving.

Notes

  1. Pasta: You can use another kind of pasta, preferably short.
  2. Meat: Substitute chicken with boneless, skinless chicken thighs or with turkey breast.
  3. The nutrition is calculated with single cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 of the dish | Calories: 745kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 708mg | Potassium: 726mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 864IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 311mg | Iron: 2mg