Pasta With Grilled Chicken, and Honey

Combining chicken with pasta is a filling meal which is enough for your dinner as well as for your lunch. The sweetness of honey when blends with this classic, gives rise to a heavenly taste, enticing the taste buds.

Serves four people

The preparation time needed- 45 minutes

Ingredients:

1. �         Bow tie pasta- 400 gram
2. �         1/ 2 cup olive oil
3. �         � cup sesame seeds
4. �         4 table spoon honey
5. �         � tea spoon ground ginger
6. �         � table spoon black pepper ground
7. �         � cup chopped cilantro
8. �         1 cup green onions chopped
9. �         1/3 cup light soy sauce
10. �         3 cups of chicken breast meat- cubed and grilled
11. �         Capsicum or green bell pepper- � cup chopped
12. �         Salt to taste

Directions for preparation:

�         Boil the pasta in a large pot of salted water to which add sufficient amount of olive oil. Let the pasta boil for 10 minutes. Remove the large pot of boiled pasta from heat and drain the water. Hold the boiled pasta under cold water so that it does not stick to each other and form a lump when it cools down.

�         In a skillet, add the olive oil and let half of the sesame seeds roast. As the black pepper to this skillet as well after the sesame are cooked halfway. Add chopped onions, capsicum and cilantro to the skillet. Stir them continuously until and unless they are thoroughly cooked. Add the salt as per your taste. Do note that you should add the amount of salt you would like in the dish in this step itself and do not opt for adding salt by parts through the course of preparation or after you have added the pasta since it would be difficult to stir and spread the salt uniformly at that stage. Once cooked remove the vegetables and the sesame seeds and leave them aside.

�         Add a little bit of oil and ginger to it once the oil is hot enough. The chicken cubes should be added to the pan next and stir them well. Add the soy sauce to the preparation and stir continuously and make sure that the sauce is completely absorbed by the chicken pieces. Add 2 tablespoon of honey in this step and then the vegetables which you have left aside before. Stir fry them well and then add the pasta to the pan. Mix them all well together. Once you have done so and all the ingredients are thoroughly cooked remove it from the heat and serve it hot.

�         This is a dry preparation of pasta and particularly is suitable as a wholesome meal and even for snacks. You can garnish the preparation with a few sprigs of the spring onion leaves and also add grated cheese as per your taste. Once you have served the pasta on individual plates, top it with additional honey and a few drops of lemon juice- about a tea spoon per bowl of the pasta.