It was a vegetable garden on a plate! So much goodness to wallow in! Leeks, courgettes, chilli and thyme from the garden are put together with celery, jarred red peppers and a carton of passata in this Jamie Oliver recipe 'Chicken Pasta Herby 6-veg Ragu' from his book 'Meals in 15 Minutes'.
I won't deny it - it's a messy one to cook - three pans on the go. One frying chicken, bacon, chilli, pine nuts and bay leaves (a dash of balsamic goes in at the end).
Another cooking some wholewheat fusilli (just how amazingly good for you is this dish?!) and another with your luscious tomato sauce stacked full of vegetables.
Jamie says to blitz these in a processor but we prefer them chunkier although if you have little people I completely get that it would be worth disguising them!
Boy was it worth the chaos. Topped with parmesan cheese, epic bold flavours make this dish stand out from the crowd.
There are numerous versions of this recipe on the internet but I would get the book from your local library and experiment. I added a whole chilli to give a little more fire, omitted the rosemary and used eight ounces of pasta. Jamie's recipe says that it serves four - let's just say it made two ample portions but I am beginning to think we are just greedy!
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