BBQ chicken pasta
The kids just love this BBQ chicken pasta and I love that it's got 'hidden' veg in the sauce which is great for picky kids!
It's really simple to make but you do need a food processor (or the patience to chop veggies really tiny). We make up a delicious BBQ pasta sauce first, then just simmer the chicken in it for 30 minutes. Great for busy weeknights.
BBQ Chicken Pasta Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 1 large carrot
- 1 red pepper - finely sliced
- 300g diced chicken breast
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbs BBQ sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- splash of olive oil
- cooked pasta to serve
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How To Make BBQ Chicken Pasta
- Add the olive oil to a saucepan and brown the chicken pieces over a medium heat.
- Meanwhile blitz the carrot and onion in the food processor, tip in the chopped tomatoes, BBQ sauce and honey and pulse a few times until you have a smooth sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken, add the peppers and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes
- When there's 15 minutes remaining cook the pasta as per the packet instructions, drain and mix in with the BBQ chicken sauce.
- Serve in dishes.
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- Serve with pasta or rice.
- Midweek dinner.
- Leftovers cold next day.
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BBQ Chicken Pasta
BBQ chicken pasta
Easy kids dinner recipe for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
- 300g diced chicken breast
- 1 small onion
- 1 large carrot
- 1 red pepper - finely sliced
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbs BBQ sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- splash of olive oil
- cooked pasta to serve
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a saucepan and brown the chicken pieces over a medium heat.
- Meanwhile blitz the carrot and onion in the food processor, tip in the chopped tomatoes, BBQ sauce and honey and pulse a few times until you have a smooth sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken, add the peppers and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes
- When there's 15 minutes remaining cook the pasta as per the packet instructions, drain and mix in with the BBQ chicken sauce.
- Serve in dishes.
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