Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Portion: Ingredients for 3 people
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Intro
It was one of those days I did not feel like going grocery shopping and convinced myself I would find something delicious to cook with what I already had at home. Preparation time and cooking time, all less than 30 minutes and I still had leftover.
Ingredients for 3
1 pack of pasta
1 fresh root ginger
2 garlic cloves
1½ red onions
2 large tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
2 cooked/grilled chicken breasts
You need: vegetable oil, salt, chilli flakes, one whole seasoning cube, butter
Method
Step 1
Add the pasta to a pot of boiled water with a pinch of salt (I do not use salt because the sauce has salt) and bring to a boil over a high heat.
Cook the pasta for 8 – 10 minutes or until cooked with slight bite, then drain the water.
Return pasta to pot and add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pot and stir until the butter has melted.
Leave pot slightly covered, this is your Buttery Pasta.
Step 2
Peel and finely slice (or grate) the garlic and fresh ginger
Deseed the three bell peppers (scrape the seed and pith out with a knife) and cut into small cubes
Slice the tomatoes into small cubes
Peel and finely slice the red onions
Transfer the cooked/grilled chicken to a clean board and slice into small cubes
Step 3
Heat a large wide based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat.
Once hot, add the diced ginger and stir until fragrant
Add the chopped garlic and stir together for 2 minutes until softened
Step 4
Add the bell peppers one after the other and stir continuously
Once the peppers are soft, add the chicken breast and leave to simmer for 2 minutes
Add the seasoning cube and a large pinch of salt. Take your pan off the heat
Add the chilli flakes and give everything a good mix up. This is your three bell pepper sauce
Step 5
Serve the three bell pepper sauce over the buttery pasta
Garnish with reserved chilli flakes
Recipe Tip:
I once tried a similar recipe with only two ingredients (Tomatoes and Onions), came out just as delicious as this one.
Also goes well with:
- Basmati rice
- Boiled plantain
- Boiled yam
Remember to wash your fresh vegetables!