Spicy chicken pasta
PAUL Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver.
INGREDIENTS
4 chicken thighs, with skin Knob of butter
4 rashers streaky bacon, cut into strips
6 oyster mushrooms, sliced
6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
240g dried spaghetti
2 tablespoon of flat-leaf parsley, including stalks, finely chopped
1 red chilli, chopped
Dash of olive oil
METHOD
1) Pre-heat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
2) Season the chicken thighs and roast for around 35 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
3) Leave on one side to cool and then shred the meat into flakes after removing the skin.
4) Melt the butter in a separate pan, and fry the bacon, mushrooms and garlic for 5 minutes until lightly coloured.
5) Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water until just tender. Drain and toss with the chopped parsley, red chilli, chicken, bacon and mushrooms.