Creamy Pesto Chicken Thigh Rigatoni
with Spinach and Parmesan- Wheat
- Milk
- May contain traces of allergens
- Soy
- Sulphites
- Tree nuts
- Mustard
- Milk
- Sesame
- Triticale
- Wheat
- Peanuts
Ingredients: Chicken thighs • Rigatoni (wheat) (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) • Basil pesto (milk) (basil (basil leaves, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid), water, soy oil, canola & extra virgin olive oil, potato flakes, parsley, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, rennet/ microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), salt, spices, modified corn starch, nutritional yeast, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Spinach • Yellow onion • Cream cheese (milk) (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Parmesan cheese (milk) (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat) (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Chicken broth concentrate (sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), chicken stock, chicken fat, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavoring, water, glutamic acid, chicken fat, chicken powder, xanthan gum, organic sunflower oil), salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavor) • Garlic • Chili flakes.
Ingredients
270 g
Chicken Thighs
170 g
Rigatoni
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
2 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Basil Pesto
(Contains: Milk May be present: Soy, Sulphites)
56 g
Baby Spinach
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
4 g
Chili Flakes
(May be present: Sulphites, Tree nuts, Mustard, Soy, Milk, Sesame, Triticale, Wheat, Peanuts)
10 g
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains: Wheat May be present: Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)
56 g
Yellow Onion, chopped
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
½ cup
Milk*
Nutrition facts
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (use same for 4 servings).
- Wash and dry all produce.
- To the boiling water, add rigatoni. Cook for 12-13 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Strain rigatoni, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, roughly chop spinach.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut into 2-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Cook for 8-10 min, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through.**
- Transfer to a plate.
- To the same pan, add onions and garlic. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring occasionally, until onions soften.
- Add cream cheese. Cook for 1-2 min, stirring often, until cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over onion mixture. Cook for 1 min, stirring often, until coated.
- To the pan, add 1/2 cup (1 cup) milk, broth concentrate, pesto and spinach. Cook for 1-2 min, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
- To the pot with rigatoni, add sauce and chicken.
- Stir to combine.
- Divide rigatoni between bowls.
- Sprinkle Parmesan and chili flakes over top.
If you've opted to get chicken thighs, prep and cook in the same way the recipe instructs you to prep and cook the chicken breast.
