Free Range Chicken Linguine With Tomatoes And Chilli

Take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air, then boil a kettle

Add your linguine to a pot of boiled water with a pinch of salt, bring to the boil over a high heat and cook for 8-10 min or until cooked with a slight bite

Once cooked, drain the cooked linguine and set aside until later

While the pasta is cooking, reboil half a kettle

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Chop your cherry tomatoes in half

Chop your free range chicken breast portion[s] into bite-sized pieces

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a high heat

Add the chopped garlic and chilli flakes (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and cook for 1 min

Add the chopped chicken and the halved cherry tomatoes with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 4 min further

Dissolve your tomato paste and chicken stock mix in 200ml [300ml] [400ml] boiled water – this is your tomato stock

Chop your chives finely

Reduce the heat to medium-high and add your Chinese rice wine to the pan to cook for 30 secs, then pour in the tomato stock

Cook for 6-8 min or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) and the sauce has reduced to a pasta sauce-like consistency

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and remove from the heat

Stir through a generous knob of butter and half of the chopped chives (save the rest for later!)

Add the drained linguine to the sauce and give everything a good mix up – this is your free range chicken linguine with tomatoes and chilli

Tip: If the sauce is too thin, return it to the heat and stir until the sauce sticks to the pasta