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Preparation time
1h 10min
Total time
1h 10min
Portion
0 portion(s)
Level
medium
  • TM 31
published: 2013/11/09
changed: 2017/08/28
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Ingredients

CHICKEN MARINADE

  • 800 gram chicken breasts, approx 4 breasts
  • 60 gram lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp Oragano

SAUCE AND PESTO

  • 2 clove garlic
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 150 gram baby spinach
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • 100 gram feta
  • 45 gram almonds, or pecans
  • 60 gram Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 60 gram cream
  • 80 gram oil

SPAGHETTI

  • 500 gram spaghetti
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Recipe's preparation

    CHICKEN MARINADE

  1. Slice each chicken breast into 3 pieces.  Combine lemon juice, paprika and oragano in a bowl; add chicken and marinate for approx 30 minutes.

     

    While chicken is marinating move onto making sauce.

     

     

    2. SAUCE AND PESTO

  2. Place onion and garlic in TM bowl and chop for 3 seconds on speed 7.  Scrape sides of bowl, add 20g olive oil and cook for 3 minutes at 100C on speed 1.  Add spinach and cook for 1.5 minutes at 100C on speed 1.

     

    Leave spinach mixture in bowl and add basil, feta, almonds and parmesean.  Set dial to Closed lid"Closed lid" and turbo 2-3 times.  Add cream and 60g remaining olive oil and mix for 5 seconds on speed 3.  

     

    Set aside in thermoserver

     

    3. COOKING CHICKEN AND SPAGHETTI

  3. Place 1 litre warm water into TM bowl.

     

    Place marinated chicken into the varoma dish and set into position.  Cook for 20-25 minutes at Varoma temperature on speed 2, turning once during cooking.

     

    While chicken is cooking, cook spaghetti on stove so it is all ready at some time.

     

    Place chicken and spaghetti into thermoserver with sauce and toss to combine.  Let it stand for 5 minutes, the sauce will thicken and coat the spaghetti.

     

    Serve with extra grated parmesan cheese.

Tip

You could add some zucchini or other vegies into the sauce after you have chopped the onion and saute for 4-5 minutes at 100C on speed 1.

Thermomix Model

  • Appliance TM 31 image
    Recipe is created for
    TM 31

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