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Dinner in 30 min



Grilled chicken, sun-dried tomato, pasta salad

Ingredients
4 chicken thighs (approx 600g/1.3lbs), boneless and skinless
70ml olive oil
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
Sea salt and cracked black pepper, to season
2 zucchini
500g orecchiette
100g sun-dried tomatoes in oil
30g grated parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic
30g walnuts, toasted
60ml (¼ cup) water
1 handful fresh basil leaves
Juice of 1 lemon

Method
Step 1: Start the chicken
Preheat the oven grill (broiler) to 200°C (390°F). Toss the chicken thighs with 30mls of the olive oil, the paprika, garlic powder and a large pinch of salt and black pepper in a large bowl until well combined.
Transfer the chicken to a wire rack over a lined oven tray and place under the grill.
Cook for 15-18 minutes, until browned and the internal temperature reaches 62°C (143°F).
Step 2: Start the pasta
While the chicken is cooking, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil over high heat.
Slice the zucchini lengthways into quarters and cut out the core. Dice the zucchini into roughly the same size as the pasta.
Once the water is boiling, add the orecchiette and cook for 6 minutes, then add the zucchini and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Drain and rinse under cold water to stop it cooking and sticking together. Set it aside.
Step 3: Make the pesto
While the pasta is cooking, combine the sundried tomatoes in their oil, parmesan, garlic, walnuts and the remaining 40ml olive oil in a small food processor. Season with some salt and process until a rough puree.
Add the water and process again until smooth. Set aside.
Step 4: Rest the chicken and bring it all together
When the chicken is cooked, allow it to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
In a large serving bowl, toss the pasta with zucchini, sun-dried tomato pesto, torn basil leaves and lemon juice. Top with the sliced chicken and serve.

46 Comments

  9. @_Fakebook

    I cannot for the life of me find sun-dried tomatoes, someone’s probably hoarding them or something 😒

  12. @neilmi80

    One of my favourite things at home is a nice oily rack.

    This pasta dish also looks excellent.

  15. @lshn8457

    Love your channel so much man, I like your really authentic elaborate recipes most. But these quick ones are nice too!

  30. @FrankTheBullet

    The sun dried tomato never went away in the UK. Any pizza pr italian dish that is the "fancier" choice in the shops, is guarunteed to have sun dried tomatoes. Cant escape the fuckers.

  34. @Miranda-c6q

    You hurt my feelings when you rinsed it, Andy. I forgive you but it’s going to take some time for me get through this. 😔

  35. @nicmoro2979

    Love your channel Andy, but sorry mate, you never rinse cooked pasta even if you’re making pasta salad. A past generation of nonnas are turning in their graves 😞

  37. @KabeloNaComida

    Please do a BAIÃO de Dois. I believe you can use pigeon pea in Australia! It's such an amazing Brazilian dish!