Penne and Chicken in Avocado Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat penne pasta,boiled
• 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1/2 medium onion,chopped
• 5-6 Pickled jalapenos, roughly chopped
• 1 medium tomato, blanched and chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh cream
• 7-8 fresh parsley sprigs

Method

1. Halve avocado, squeeze juice of ½ lemon over both the halves and set aside. Do not remove the seed.
2. Heat olive oil in a deep non-stick wok. Crush garlic cloves and add. Add onion, mix well and sauté till translucent.
3. Add chicken cubes and mix well. Add 2-3 tbsps water, mix and cook for 3-5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile to make avocado sauce, remove the avocado seed, scoop out the flesh and put into a mixer jar. Squeeze the juice of remaining ½ lemon, pickled jalapenos and tomato and grind to a smooth paste.
5. Add penne pasta and salt to the pan. Add fresh cream and mix well and cook till the chicken is fully done.
6. Roughly chop fresh parsley sprigs.
7. Transfer penne pasta-chicken into a bowl. Add avocado sauce and parsley, reserving some for garnish, and mix well.
8. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot garnished with reserved parsley.

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