Chicken & Pasta in Wine Sauce

Chicken and pasta in a tasty tomato and onion based wine sauce.

Ingredients

• 200 g whole wheat conchiglie pasta
• 300 g chicken breast fillets
• 1 large onion, diced
• 125 g mushrooms, chopped
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 40 g onion gravy powder
• 17 fls oz water
• 1 glass shiraz rosé wine

Directions

1. Add chicken breast fillets to roasting tray. Fill tray with water to prevent chicken drying out and roast at 400 °F (200 °C) for 40 minutes.
2. Add whole wheat pasta to a pan of boiling water and simmer until tender.
3. Spray low cal spray in another pan and fry chopped mushrooms and diced onions until tender.
4. Add can of chopped tomatoes, teaspoon of garlic powder and mixed herbs to the mushrooms and onions.
5. Add glass of shiraz rose wine (or other sweet dessert wine), boiled water and 8 heaped teaspoons of onion gravy powder to sauce base and simmer gently, stirring occasionally until thickened.
6. To serve, pour ladle of sauce over each chicken breast on plate. Mix the rest of the sauce mixture with cooked pasta. Serve with fresh vegetables e.g. green beans, sweetcorn.
7. Note: For low carb diets or as alternative basis for a meal, the chicken in wine sauce could be served without the pasta.