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Welsh inspired Pasta

Welsh inspired Pasta recipe, eat well on universal credit

Usually I try to find a translation for a bit of humour. But The Welsh have not adopted the word ‘Pasta’ at all it seems. I’d suggest ‘Pastaio’, it might work?!

Ingredients:-

400g of Chicken Fillets, cut into strips
1 Leek the while part only, cut into strips
4 Small Mushrooms, finely sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Jar of Cockles, drained
1 Tbsp of Capers, drained
100g of Leverbread
200ml of Milk (Lactose free for us)
3 Tbsp of ground Cashew Nuts
Spaghetti (Gluten free for us)
1 Generous hand full of Spinach
Grated Italian style Cheese, to garnish
Crispy Bacon, chopped, to garnish
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper, to season

Method:-

(1) Fry the Bacon in a little Oil until very crispy. Remove and set aside.
(2) In the same Oil fry the Chicken until no-longer pink. Remove and set aside.
(3) Add the Leeks and Mushrooms, frying until softened.
(4) Add the Garlic and fry for a further minute or so.
(5) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(6) Stir the Ground Cashew Nuts into the Milk and add to the sauce.
(7) Allow to simmer until the sauce thickens.
(8) Cook the Pasta according to the packet instructions.
(9) Reserve some of the Pasta Water when draining.
(10) Add the Chicken back to the Sauce and stir in half of the Laverbread.
(11) Add the Pasta and likely cover with the Sauce.
(12) Stir in the Cockles, Capers and Spinach.
(13) Heat gently until the Spinach wilts.
(14) Serve, garnished with the Italian Style grated Cheese, Bacon, Cockles, Capers and the remain Laverbread.

This was a mountain of food and there was a hearty breakfast in the morning for me! Really good. Even if the Welsh haven’t yet adopted the word for ‘Pasta’…...

 

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We’re avoiding Lactose at the moment as it’s causing Sue issues. So this recipe is far from traditional. But it was really tasty.

Ingredients:-

475g of Inner Breast fillets, cut in half
1 Small Onion,diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
200ml of Chicken Stock
3 Tbsp of Yogurt
5 Mushrooms, sliced
A handfull of Spinach Leaves
A dish of White Wine
Salt & Pepper
2 Tbsp of Italian style Crated Hard Cheese
Fresh Parsley to garnish
Bacon & Cheese seasoning to garnish
Pasta of your choice (Gluten free for us)
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onion and Garlic until softened.
(2) Add the Chicken and fry until it is cooked through, stirring as required.
(3) Add the Mushrooms and Spinach, season with Salt & Pepper.
(4) Boil the Pasta until it still has a little bite, drain and set aside.
(5) Add the Wine & Stock and allow to simmer.
(6) Stir in the Yogurt and half of the grated hard Cheese.
(7) Allow to simmer for a few more minutes.
(8) Stir in the Pasta over a low heat, until it is heated through.
(9) Garnish with the remaining grated hard Cheese, Parsley and Cheese & Bacon Seasoning.

We generally make our own seasoning mixes but the Cheese & Bacon seasoning was really good. The taste of Bacon in a jar!

 

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