Quick Penne Pasta With Chicken Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 0.5 (371 g) box whole wheat penne
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper
• 1 sweet red pepper, seeded and cut in strips
• 1 tablespoon hot creamed horseradish
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce, roasted garlic flavour
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded, divided
• 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package instructions, al dente, adding olive oil to cooking water.
• 2 drain and keep warm.
• 3 combine ground chicken, cumin, salt and pepper until well mixed.
• 4 in a non stick frypan, scramble fry chicken mixture, until no longer pink and cooked through.
• 5 remove from pan to drain on paper towel.
• 6 drain any fat from pan and wipe out with a paper towel.
• 7 return chicken mixture to frypan, add red pepper strips, horseradish, tomato sauce and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
• 8 bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes.
• 9 place penne pasta in warmed pasta bowl, pour tomato/chicken mixture over, gently mix together.
• 10 sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts over pasta mixture.
• 11 serve immediately.