Penne with chicken, porcini & Marsala

Penne with chicken, porcini & Marsala

A simple mix of great Italian flavours makes the ideal low-fat midweek pasta dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes

Low-fat

Method

  1. Soak the porcini in 300ml of boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid and discarding any grit. Finely chop the porcini.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. cook the chicken for a few minutes until browned, then scoop out. Add the garlic, rosemary, porcini and chestnut mushrooms to the pan and cook on a high heat with a good sprinkling of salt for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the tomato purée, porcini liquid, Marsala and the chicken. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce has reduced by half. Cook the pasta following the pack instructions and toss with the sauce. Top with parmesan shavings, if you like.

Per serving

469 kcalories, protein 28.8g, carbohydrate 62.5g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1.9g, fibre 4.8g, salt 0.28 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2009.

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  • 20 August 2009

    emmak99 rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    would make better pie filling.

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  • 18 September 2009

    Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

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    just horrid

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  • 21 September 2009

    Simon rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I tried this a quite enjoyed it. It is on my "to try again" list.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes

Low-fat

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469 kcalories, protein 28.8g, carbohydrate 62.5g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1.9g, fibre 4.8g, salt 0.28 g

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