Quick Fix: White Tagliatelle

After a long and stressful day at work, the last thing that you want to do is to slog for another hour in the kitchen trying to fix dinner. Well, this simple recipe is based on common ingredients in your pantry. It will take you about 20 minutes to prepare and can be further modified by adding leftover chicken or meat.

What you need:

70g of tagliatelle (This is enough for one person. You can also use other type of pasta if you prefer) Some water to cook the pasta A packet of mushroom chicken soup powder (~16g per packet. It can be of any brand that you like)
150ml boiling water for making the soup
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
Lemon wedges Flat parsley or other fresh herbs (chopped finely)
Knob of butter to fry the garlic
3 cherry tomatoes (halved)
2 bird eyes chilies (you can deseed it if you can't tolerate the heat. Chop the chilies nicely)
Black pepper, a dash of salt to taste, sprinkled of cheddar cheese

To cook it:

1) Cook the pasta according to packet instruction – typically it will take about 10-12 minutes depending on the make. Just cook until al-dente and drain it

2) Meanwhile, prepare the mushroom chicken soup by adding the hot water into the powder and stir it (you can use cups or small bowl to hold the soup). You need to work quickly once you mix them as the soup will thicken as it get colder. This mixture will be your white sauce

3) Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the chicken/meat leftover if using. If not, just add

in the pasta and mix it

4) Stir in the mushroom soup, black pepper, salt and continue to heat until the sauce thickens. You may add in the cheese at this time

5) Add in chopped herbs, chilies, cherry tomatoes and squeeze the lemon juice into the pasta. You can add more if you prefer

6) Once the pasta sauce thickens slightly, you can turn of the heat. Serve immediately