Smoked Chicken &artichoke Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g dry pasta
• 1 leek, part only
• 2 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 600 g smoked chicken (i have used turkey or ham too)
• 150 ml chicken stock
• 4 whole artichokes, quartered (i use the ones canned in brine and rinse them)
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (, i cook them in a dry pan over a low heat shaking them until they're golden)
• salt and pepper
• 1 dash tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta following the directions, drain and keep warm.
• 2 wash the leek well and slice thinly.
• 3 heat the oil in a large pan, add the leek and garlic and cook over a medium heat stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
• 4 add the chicken, stock, artichokes and tomatoes and cook uncovered for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is heated through thoroughly.
• 5 stir in the pine nuts and season to taste.
• 6 toss through the pasta to combine and serve.