Monday, September 10, 2012


Golden Chicken fingers with Spicy Spirali

Recipe by Preethi baliga

I have prepared this recipe specially for " The Del Monte Blogger Recipe Carnival.Del monte has got wide range of Packaged Fruits,Fruit Drinks,Ketchup & Sauces,oilve oil,black and red oiives and wide variety of pastas.In this recipe i have used Del Monte Gourmet Spirali Pasta , Del Monte Extra Virgin Olive Oil and two types of sauces Del Monte Tomato Chilli Sauce and Del Monte Zingo.My kids just loved this dish .I will sure going  to try some more exciting recipes using more Del Monte products
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 300 grams Del Monte Gourmet Spirali Pasta
  • 1 tbsp + 1tbsp Del Monte Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2tsp Del Monte Tomato Chilli Sauce
  • 2tsp Del Monte Zingo
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 cup chopped red and yellow bell pepper
  • 1tsp Garlic chopped
  • 1tsp Crushed black pepper
  • 250 grams Chicken breast( cut into long pieces)
  • 1/2 cup broccoli florets
  • 2tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1tbsp Corn flour
  • 2tsp Ginger - Garlic paste
  • 1 Egg
Cooking Directions
  1. Method of making chicken fingers:
  2. Cut chicken breast into long thin pieces.
  3. Now marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, Worcestershire sauce,salt to taste and mix it well.Keep this for 10 minutes.
  4. Now beat one egg and mix into the marinated chicken mixture.
  5. Now roll each chicken pieces in cornflour and arrange on a plate.
  6. Heat a tbsp of Del Monte Extra Virgin Olive Oil and shallow fry all the chicken fingers till golden brown on all the sides.
  7. Method of making pasta;
  8. Cook the Del Monte Gourmet Spirali Pasta in 3 litres of salted boiling water for 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally & drain well.
  9. Take a wok/pan .heat 2tsp of Del Monte Extra Virgin Olive Oil .In that add chopped garlic and saute for a couple of seconds.
  10. Now add Del Monte Tomato Chilli Sauce and Del Monte Zingo sauce and mix it well.
  11. Toss the cooked spirali into the spicy sauce and our pasta is done.
  12. Now take one more pan add the remaining Del Monte Extra Virgin Olive Oil and add finely chopped onion,red and yellow bell pepper and broccoli florets and saute for 3-4 mins on high flame.
  13. Mix chicken fingers and sprinkle crushed pepper and stir it well ,Now chicken fingers are ready to serve with spicy spirali
  14. Serve spirali in individual pasta plates and arrange the golden chicken fingers on top .You can garnish it with some grated parmesan cheese and some fresh parsley