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Ingredients
- 1400 g boiling water
- 1 tsp salt, plus extra to season
- 250 g dried risoni pasta
- 4 chicken breasts (approx. 200 g each), cut deep slits (1 cm apart) into each breast (do not cut all the way through)
- 18 - 20 semi sun-dried tomato strips in oil (oil reserved for drizzling)
- 100 g fresh mozzarella, cut into thin slices (5 mm), then cut into halves
- ground black pepper, to season
- 2 tbsp basil pesto (see Tip), plus extra to serve (optional)
- 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed and cut into pieces (4 cm)
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2584 kJ / 615.2 kcal
- Protein
- 63.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 54.6 g
- Fat
- 13.5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4.9 g
- Fibre
- 8.4 g
- Sodium
- 380.2 mg
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