My Kids Favourite Pasta Meal.

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups ground chicken
• 2 cups wholewheat conchigliette pasta, uncooked
• 500 ml water
• 400 g canned tomatoes, liquidized with own juice
• 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated (sharp)
• 1 large brown onion, finely diced
• 1 small red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 medium courgette, grated
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon schwartz season-all salt
• 1 teaspoon scwartz italian seasoning
• 2 -3 teaspoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 gently fry the onion & the chicken in a medium sized pan over a medium heat. after 10 minutes, add the rest of the chopped / grated veggies & the seasoning, fry for a further 15 minutes.
• 2 after 15 minutes, add the liquidized tomato , miced garlic & the water. cover & simmer gently for 45 minutes.
• 3 after 45 minutes, remove the lid, turn up the heat & reduce the sauce until it is nice & thick.
• 4 whilst the sauce is cooking, cook the pasta in plenty of lightly salted boiling water until soft.
• 5 when you have a thick sauce, remove from the heat & stir in the cheese & the basil. mix well then stir in the pasta. cover & allow to sit for 5-10 minutes, this way the pasta is the right temperature for the family to eat & the pasta will have taken on the flavours of the sauce.
• 6 serve the kids first, then adjust the seasoning for adults if required.