Curried Chicken Thighs Penne
with Crispy Shallots
Penne and succulent chicken pieces are thrown together in a deeply aromatic and buttery tikka sauce. Easy, delicious and oh so satisfying.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
280 g
Chicken Thighs
½ cup
Tikka Sauce
(Contains Milk May contain Sulphites, Wheat, Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Sesame, Soy)
170 g
Penne
(Contains Wheat)
28 g
Baby Spinach
28 g
Crispy Shallots
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Carrot
2 tbsp
Curry Paste
(May contain Sulphites, Mustard, Fish, Soy, Sesame, Egg, Wheat, Milk, Crustaceans)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
¼ cup
Milk*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
2.5 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Add penne to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water, then drain and return penne to the same pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, heat a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Peel and quarter carrot lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch quarter-moons.
- When the pan is hot, add carrots, 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) water, then 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) butter. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until water evaporates and carrots are tender, 5-6 min. (TIP: If carrots are tender before water evaporates, remove lid to finish cooking.)
- Transfer to a plate.
- Meanwhile, roughly chop spinach.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels, then cut into 1-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- When carrots are done, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then chicken to the pan. (NOTE: Cook chicken in 2 batches for 4 ppl, using 1 tbsp butter per batch.)
- Cook, flipping halfway through, until chicken is golden-brown, 3-4 min.
- Add carrots, penne, curry paste, Tikka sauce, and 1/2 cup (1 cup) reserved pasta water to the pan with chicken. Stir to combine, then bring to a simmer.
- When simmering, reduce heat to medium.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and sauce slightly thickens, 2-4 min.** (TIP: If sauce reduces too fast, add remaining pasta water 1 tbsp at a time until you reach desired consistency.)
- Add spinach, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) milk to the pan.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir until butter melts and spinach wilts, 1 min.
- Remove the pan from heat.
- Divide curried chicken penne between bowls.
- Sprinkle crispy shallots over top.
If you've opted to get chicken thighs, prepare and cook them in the same way the recipe instructs you to prepare and cook the chicken breasts.