Spaghetti with chicken and Spanish green olives
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| Recipe made by the ambassador for Olives from Spain José Pizarro. Please visit www.olivesfromspain.co.uk |
Time
prep 0:18
total 0:18
Ingredients
| 320g spaghetti | | 3 tbsp. | olive oil | | 2 | garlic cloves, sliced | | 1/2 | fresh chilli, finely diced | | 500f chicken breast, cut into 2cm cubes | | Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper | | 30 | Spanish green olives, pitted and halved | | 1 | lemon | | handful | of fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped |
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Instructions
Fill a large stockpot with salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Add the pasta and stir often. Cook until al dente for 8–10 minutes, but check packet instructions.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium heat, add the garlic and the chilli and cook for 1 minute.
Season the chicken with salt and fresh black pepper and add it to the pan; cook it with the chilli and garlic for around 6 minutes. Now add the Spanish green olives.
Drain the pasta into a colander, and place it in the saucepan and mix well. Add the lemon zest and juice and stir. Add the parsley and serve immediately.
Author's Comments
Spain is the largest producer of olives in the world.
The four main varieties of Spanish table olive available from major supermarkets in the UK are: Manzanilla, Gordal, Hojiblanca and Cacereña.
Spanish table olives can be served in a different number of ways including: whole, pitted, stuffed with one or more ingredients such as pimento, onion, tuna, anchovy, salmon, almond, etc.
It is a healthly, seasonal ingredient, with the Spanish olive harvest running from September-March.
For more information please visit www.olivesfromspain.co.uk
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