Fried pasta with chicken fillet and ginger

6 servings

40 minutes

Fried pasta with chicken fillet and ginger is an amazing blend of traditional Italian cuisine and Eastern notes. The combination of tender chicken fillet, aromatic pickled ginger, and fresh vegetables creates a dish with a bright, spicy flavor and a slight tanginess from the gherkins. The use of soy sauce gives the pasta a rich flavor profile, while herbs and spices make it even more appetizing. Lecho and ketchup in the dressing add a pleasant sweet-spicy depth. This dish can be served as a standalone dinner or as part of a festive table, enjoying its rich, harmonious taste. It is perfect for those who love to experiment with world cuisines by combining classics with original notes.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 282.9
• Proteins: 22.4g
• Fats: 1.7g
• Carbohydrates: 42.7g

Ingredients

• Pasta: 300 g
• Onion: 1 pc
• Chicken fillet: 400 g
• Sweet pepper: 2 pc
• Soy sauce: to taste
• Dill: 0.5 bunch
• Parsley: 0.5 bunch
• Green onions: 0.5 bunch
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Cumin seeds (jeera): to taste
• Ground paprika: to taste
• Pickled ginger: to taste
• Gherkins: 100 g
• Lecho: 200 g
• Ketchup: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Salt the water and boil the pasta for about 8 minutes. Drain the water and add a little butter to prevent the pasta from sticking together while waiting.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pasta: 300 g
   • Salt:  to taste

2. Rinse the chicken fillet, chop it finely, and soak it in a deep bowl with a mixture of water and soy sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken fillet: 400 g
   • Soy sauce:  to taste

3. Cut the onion into large half-rings. Finely chop a bit of pickled ginger. Dice the bell pepper. Cut the gherkins into large pieces depending on their size.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 piece
   • Pickled ginger:  to taste
   • Sweet pepper: 2 pieces
   • Gherkins: 100 g

4. Sauté the chopped vegetables for about 3 minutes in a pan with a little sunflower or olive oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 piece
   • Sweet pepper: 2 pieces
   • Gherkins: 100 g

5. Drain the water from the bowl with chicken fillet. Add the fillet pieces to the pan with the vegetables. Fry over medium heat with the lid open, stirring occasionally, until the fillet is browned. Season with salt and pepper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken fillet: 400 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

6. Once the fillet is browned, add the cooked pasta and mix. Fry for another about 10 minutes, stirring.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pasta: 300 g

7. While the dish is simmering in the pan, let's prepare the dressing. Finely chop the green onion, parsley, and dill. In a deep bowl, mix the herbs with lecho and a little ketchup to taste. Add cumin seeds, paprika, and a quarter cup of water. Mix well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Green onions: 0.5 bunch
   • Parsley: 0.5 bunch
   • Dill: 0.5 bunch
   • Lecho: 200 g
   • Ketchup:  to taste
   • Cumin seeds (jeera):  to taste
   • Ground paprika:  to taste

8. Add the seasoning to the sizzling dish and stir.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lecho: 200 g

9. Simmer the dish for another 5 minutes.