Tapenade chicken pasta with runner beans recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 skinless chicken breasts
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
  • 290g jar black kalamata olive in brine, drained
  • 4 anchovy fillets
  • 300g penne
  • 500g runner bean, sides peeled if stringy, thickly sliced on the diagonal
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 red chilli, chopped (deseeded if you don't like it too hot)
  • 250g cherry tomato, halved
  • handful basil leaves

Method

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

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