Chicken Pasta Heaven
- 1 eggplant, roughly chopped
- 3 leeks, sliced
- 4 red onions, peeled, quartered
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 red peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 6 tomatoes, quartered
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (or thyme or sage)
- 2 lbs penne pasta
- 3 ounces butter
- 5 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 lb mascarpone
- 7 ounces cooked chicken, strips
- Preheat the oven to 400F
- Place the eggplant, leeks and red onions into a large roasting tray and drizzle over two tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Mix well to coat, then roast in the oven for 15 minutes, or until starting to soften.
- Add the peppers, tomatoes and herbs to the roasting tin, mix well and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil if the mixture looks a little dry.
- Return the tray to the oven for a further 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and starting to caramelise around the edges.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pan of water to the boil.
- Add the pasta and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente.
- Drain the pasta and return to the pan.
- Stir in the butter and toss well to coat.
- In a small bowl, mix together the parsley, the remaining olive oil and the garlic until well combined.
- Remove the roasted vegetables from the oven and tip them into the pan with the pasta, then add the cooked chicken strips.
- Drizzle over the parsley, olive oil and garlic sauce and mix well.
- Stir in the mascarpone cheese until the pasta is coated and the sauce is creamy and smooth.
- Pile into pasta bowls and serve immediately.
eggplant, leeks, red onions, olive oil, red peppers, tomatoes, rosemary, penne pasta, butter, parsley, garlic, mascarpone, chicken
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-pasta-heaven-392479 (may not work)