Smoked Chicken &Artichoke Pasta

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Servings: 4
  • About This Recipe

    “I think this is a nice light easy pasta dish (and a change from the creamy sauces). It’s a good way of using leftover turkey or ham for a variation.”

    Ingredients

  • 500gdry pasta
  • 1leek, white part only
  • 2 1/2 tablespoonsoil
  • 2clovesgarlic, crushed
  • 600gsmoked chicken( I have used turkey or ham too)
  • 150mlchicken stock
  • 4wholeartichokes, quartered( I use the ones canned in brine and rinse them)
  • 2ripe tomatoes
  • 1/2 cuptoasted pine nuts( , I cook them in a dry pan over a low heat shaking them until they’re golden)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1dashTabasco sauce
  • Directions

  • Cook the pasta following the directions, drain and keep warm.
  • Wash the leek well and slice thinly.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan, add the leek and garlic and cook over a medium heat stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
  • Add the chicken, stock, artichokes and tomatoes and cook uncovered for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is heated through thoroughly.
  • Stir in the pine nuts and season to taste.
  • Toss through the pasta to combine and serve.
  • Reviews

  • “My husband says that I shoud only give this 4 stars because it was only wonderful. I had a smoked turkey leftover from Thanksgiving.My DH said that he would like a pasta dish with the leftovers. A quick search yielded this recipe.I had a leek, artihokes and tomatoes.What luck.It was low fat and healthy.I made it and it was yummy.I was not feeling well, so just tasted it.After a bowl full I feel great and am eyeing the leftovers.”

  • “Jan, thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe.All of the flavors, the smokey chicken and leek.The tomatoes and artichokes, which I always love together.I used canned artichokes, and they were a bit small, so I halved them instead of quartering them.A terrific dish to make again.Thanks for sharing.It goes into my T&T cookbook for sure.”

  • “An excellent recipe! My husband loved it! I have also added some heavy cream after simmering and it was yummy! Thanks for sharing!”

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