Pasta is one of those universal staple that can be made in various ways and can take on any flavor. Just ensure flavors added compliment each other. Basil is not a Nigerian ingredient, but scent leaf is, which not only mimick basil minty sweet vibrant flavor but brings every component of this dish to life! Believe me, Nigerian scent leaves here? You don't miss basil at all! This pasta is called Penne because of its shape. Shapes of pasta are used to distinguish one from another. It is important to try to make pastas to be saucy and yet aldente. Sauce keeps it moist and becomes an obedient passenger for the pasta to carry. This pasta was cooked like every pasta; in a salted boiling water to aldente (to the tooth) and tossed into a premade scent leaf sauce that is made with grilled chicken breast cut in chunks, butter/olive oil, salt and pepper (one habanero - another Nigerian component), maggi, garlic and ginger paste (my Quick N Tasty must have) and some of the pasta sauce-cos it helps thicken the sauce slightly. Of course some diagonal cuts of zucchini as my vegetable of the day. Scrumptious!
Definitely try this recipe with any shape of pasta you have at hand today.............
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