Creamy smoked chicken pasta
Using quarg is a low-fat alternative to a richer soft cheese like mascarpone, and blends really well into a quick sauce with the rocket and walnuts.
Instructions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
Combine the rocket, quarg and walnuts in a blender and whiz together until a smooth sauce forms. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper to suit.
Fold the smoked chicken and sauce through the hot pasta until well combined. Add a few fresh rocket leaves if you like.
Serve the pasta with a dash of olive oil and a sprinkle of parmesan.
- Recipe by:
- Niki Bezzant
- Styling:
- Sally Travis
- Photography:
- Bruce Benson
First published July 2005
Recipe Information
Portions: 4
Time to make: 20 minutes
Total cost of all ingredients: $15.21 / $3.80 per serve
Ingredients
- 400g dried pasta
- 300g smoked chicken, skin removed and sliced
- 100g quarg
- 60g rocket
- 50g walnuts
Nutrition Information
| per serve | |
|---|---|
| Energy |
2275
kJ
(549 Cals) |
| Protein | 37.4g |
| Fat - saturated |
13.9g
3.0g |
| Carbohydrates - sugars |
68.2g
3.6g |
| Dietary Fibre | 4.0g |
| Sodium | 63mg |
| Calcium | 85mg |
| Iron | 2.5mg |
| * NS: Not specified | |

