Chicken filets with herb crust, served with ribbon noodles and zucchini-tomato cream sauce

Name: Chicken filets with herb crust, served with ribbon noodles and zucchini-tomato cream sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Courgettes (about 450 g); 500 g Tomatoes; 4 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 75 g Butter; 50 g Panko (Japanese bread flakes; available in the Asian shop); 2-3 TABLESPOONS frozen basil; 3 TABLESPOONS Oil; 200 g wide ribbon noodles; 150 ml Vegetable broth; 100 g Whipped cream; 2 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener; 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
30 mins

TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

2 Courgettes (about 450 g)
500 g Tomatoes
4 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
75 g Butter
50 g Panko (Japanese bread flakes; available in the Asian shop)
2-3 TABLESPOONS frozen basil
3 TABLESPOONS Oil
200 g wide ribbon noodles
150 ml Vegetable broth
100 g Whipped cream
2 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener
7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

1
Clean and wash the zucchini and cut them into long slices with a peeler. Wash and clean the tomatoes and cut them into pieces. Wash the meat, dab dry, season with salt and pepper. Knead butter in pieces, panko and basil with your hands
2
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Brown the meat on both sides for about 3 minutes. Take it out, put it on a baking tray and spread crust mixture on the meat. Cook in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) on the upper rack for approx. 5 minutes. Take out, cover loosely with foil, keep warm
3
Prepare the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the frying set and heat up. Sauté the tomatoes for 2-3 minutes. Add zucchini and steam for another 2 minutes. Add stock and cream, bring to the boil and simmer for about 3 minutes. Stir in sauce thickener, bring to the boil and simmer for about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Drain the pasta in a sieve. Cut the meat open. Arrange meat, noodles and zucchini vegetables on plates. Garnish with fresh basil as desired