Tapenade chicken pasta with runner beans

Per serving

462kcal
31гProteins
18гFats
44гCarbs

Use up this plentiful legume in a robust pasta dish with anchovy and olive tapenade sauce, tomatoes, basil and chilli

Ingredients

4 serv.
  • skinless chicken breasts2
  • extra-virgin olive oil3 tbsp tbsp

    plus extra for drizzling

  • jar black kalamata olive290g g

    in brine, drained

  • 4 anchovy

    fillets

  • penne300g g
  • runner bean500g g

    sides peeled if stringy, thickly sliced on the diagonal

  • garlic cloves4

    chopped

  • red chilli1

    chopped (deseeded if you don't like it too hot)

  • cherry tomato250g g

    halved

  • handful basil leaves

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub the chicken with a drizzle of oil, season and roast for 20 mins until cooked through.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, put the olives and anchovies into a jug with 2 tbsp of the oil and blitz to a rough paste with a hand blender (or do this in a food processor).

  3. 3

    Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the penne and cook for 5 mins. Add the beans and cook for 5-8 mins more until they are both al dente, then drain.

  4. 4

    Shred the roasted chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Heat the remaining oil in a deep sauté pan or wok, add the garlic and chilli, and stir-fry for 1 min. Tip in the tomatoes and cook for another 5 mins until softened. Add the olive mix, pasta, beans and chicken to the pan, and toss everything together. Season, stir through the basil leaves and serve.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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