Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta
A tin of tomatoes and a splash of cream doing a lot of work.
Serves 4 30 min 38g proteinKid-friendly
ChickenPastaItalian
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Chicken thigh fillets500 g
- Penne pasta400 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Thickened cream200 ml
- Brown onion150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Grated hard cheese60 g
- Olive oil20 ml
- Dried basil1 g
Method
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and brown in the oil over high heat. Set aside.
- Lower the heat, cook the diced onion for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and basil for 1 minute.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes until reduced, then stir in the cream.
- Cook the pasta until al dente, reserving a cup of the cooking water.
- Return the chicken to the sauce, toss with the drained pasta and enough cooking water to coat, and finish with the cheese.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Creamy Tomato Prawn Pasta
- 500 g Peeled raw prawns instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the chicken; add the prawns to the simmering sauce after the cream and cook for 2–3 minutes until just pink.
Vegetarian
Creamy Tomato Cannellini Bean Pasta
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
- 60 g Vegetarian hard cheese instead of Grated hard cheese
Skip browning the chicken; warm the drained beans in the sauce for the last 5 minutes after the cream goes in.
Vegan
Creamy Tomato Cannellini Bean Pasta
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
- 200 ml Oat cream instead of Thickened cream
- Leave out the Grated hard cheese
Skip browning the chicken; stir in the oat cream off the boil and warm the drained beans in the sauce for 5 minutes, then finish without cheese.
Gluten-free
- 400 g Gluten-free penne instead of Penne pasta
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Tescono items missing · £8.11 of food
£19.05
57% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £4.22 of food
£14.50
71% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Grated hard cheese
Sainsbury's· £4.37 of food
£10.71
59% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Thickened cream
- Dried basil
Aldi UK· £2.97 of food
£10.74
72% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Thickened cream
- Grated hard cheese
- Dried basil
Asda· £3.46 of food
£11.04
69% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Thickened cream
- Grated hard cheese
- Dried basil
£2.03a serve
£2.03 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £8.11 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£17.60 across 5 shops · all 9 items priced · £5.15 more for bigger packs, 77% spare for later
Tesco£8.11
no items missing
you'll pay £19.05 · 57% of it spare
MorrisonsBest choice£4.22
missing 1 item
you'll pay £14.50 · 71% of it spare
Sainsbury's£4.37
missing 2 items
you'll pay £10.71 · 59% of it spare
Aldi UK£2.97
missing 3 items
you'll pay £10.74 · 72% of it spare
Asda£3.46
missing 3 items
you'll pay £11.04 · 69% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.11
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 400 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·
OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 15 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 20 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.10
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Grated hard cheese
£16.25/kg
need 60 gSainsbury's Dried Grated Hard Cheese 80 g£1.30
Sainsbury's£16.25/kg£1.30·Tesco£37.00/kg£1.85·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£2.21
Penne pasta
£0.82/kg
need 400 gHearty Food Co. Penne Pasta 500 g£0.41closest matchreal special
Tesco£0.82/kg£0.41·Sainsbury's£0.82/kg£0.41·Aldi UK£0.69·Morrisons£0.69·Asda£3.00/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A
Dried basil
£36.00/kg
need 1 gTesco Standard 50 g£1.80closest match
Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·Morrisons£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£2.18
Thickened cream
£2.18
need 200 mlMorrisons British Single Cream 600 mlclosest match
Morrisons£2.18·Tesco£13.66/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£5.00
Chicken thigh fillets
£2.50/kg
need 500 gAsda British Chicken Thighs 2 kg£5.00closest match
Asda£2.50/kg£5.00·Aldi UK£2.99/kg£2.99·Morrisons£3.40·Sainsbury's£4.25/kg£4.25·Tesco£2.88/kg£5.75·OcadoN/A