Angel hair pasta tossed with colorful vegetable jalfrezi and peppery chicken. Some kids luv carrying noodles for school lunch and this could be one good alternative to try it warm or cold. During this winter season, most regular food jars, tiffin box or lunch boxes could not hold meal warm enough until lunch time. If you have a microwave at work then you can heat it up if not try those thermos products which keeps food warm, not too hot but at least warm enough to have. Excellent for carrying warm soup and Indian meals.
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| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| ½ pack | Angel hair pasta |
| 1 cup | Onion |
| 2 cups | Mixed bell peppers (cut into big squares) |
| 1 cup | Chicken cubed |
| 10 (mini) | Cherry tomatoes (or use 1/2 cup chopped) |
| 1 teaspoon | Salt (for pasta) |
| 1 teaspoon | Black pepper powder |
| 1 pinch | Dry oregano leaves |
| ¼ teaspoon | Dry parsley leaves |
| 2 tablespoon | Olive oil |
| 2 teaspoon | Lemon juice |
| ¼ teaspoon | Salt (for chicken) |
| ¼ teaspoon | Salt (for tossing) |
| ¼ teaspoon | Black pepper powder (for chicken) |
| 2 cloves | Garlic (minced) |
- Marinate chicken cubes with lemon juice, salt and pepper powder. (10 minutes)
- Chop the veggies into big quarters except tomato.
- Bring about 5 cups of water to a rolling boil in a sauce pan. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and few drops of oil in the hot water and cook the pasta until soft and firm. (5 minutes).
- Remove and drain all the water and the keep the cooked pasta ready.
- In a frying pan, heat olive oil and keep the flame over medium high. Add the marinated chicken cubes and cook until the flesh turns white or fully cooked.
- Now throw in all the chopped veggies along with garlic and just toss for few seconds, (do not over cook, they needs to be firm) and then add the cooked pasta along with oregano, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Toss well until everything mixes well. Serve hot or pack for lunch.
Notes
- This above measure should serve 2 adults.
- Use coarsely ground pepper powder for that peppery lunch.
- Using colored bell peppers really makes it very appealing and also gives light sweetness to the dish.
Comments
11 responses to “Pepper Chicken Pasta Toss – Work Lunch Ideas”
Hi Mullai, Pasta looks yummy!!!!!! I’m planning to do this pasta for tonight but i do not have Angel Hair Pasta instead i have Linguine and Rotini, can i substitue with them???
this item rocks !! never loved pasta this much !!
Hi Mullai di,
I don’t even remember the number of times i have prepared this dish in my house…as lunch, dinner, evening snack..we are veg so i just omit the chicken and add other veggies but it is awesome!! Yesterday again I got 4 packets of Angel Hair Pasta and i know they will not last long. You rock!
Cheers!
Shanu.
Hi Mullai, Tried this recipe yesterday & came very well as the lemon flav. gives a different tangy taste. just substituted chicken with mushroom .The fact is that, this contains all less carbohydrate veggies , so good for diabetes people also.thanks a lot.
Mullai,
Nice recipe. I will try and let you know. Your recipes turn out exceptionally good.
one more question, can your son open the food jar by himself?
I want to buy one of this kind for my son.
regards
Lakshmi
Lakshmi, these are made with soft rubber lids and shouldn't be a problem for kids of age 5 or higher. Thanks.
Mullai, What kind of chicken did you use, I mean is it the thighs/breast.Can you be specific what part and what brand. I have been looking for this kind of recipe a long time, got it finally..Great work….
Anand, these are boneless chicken breast cubed or cut into large chunks. I usually buy them from local grocery chains.. sometimes from Sams club. If you prefer a good brand, Tyson fresh or frozen chicken is good. Try and let me know. Thanks.
You can get the Black pepper in Sams club,which is much cheaper than in Amazon.
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=179528
Mullai,
Looks awesome as usual !!!
Tried ur recipe for shahi paneer as per ur suggestion, used fresh tomatoes instead of canned, came out excellent, and everyone just loved it a lot…
Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes…
Mullai, very nice…thanks for sharing.