Chicken and Mushroom Stroganoff

Wash the mushrooms to remove any dirt and grit. Roughly chop the mushrooms, peel and finely dice the onion. Bring another large pot of water to a boil for your pasta.

Toss the mushrooms in 1½ tbsp of oil. Heat a large frying pan over a high heat until it’s really hot. Add half (or a third if you have a small pan) of the mushrooms and brown off for a few mins (doing this in two or three batches will stop them stewing). Once cooked, put your mushrooms on a plate to the side.

LH: By now your chicken should be out and rested. Using two forks pull the meat of the chicken apart into strands (i.e. ‘shred’ it). Turn the heat on the pan (used for the mushrooms) down to medium and add in 1 tbsp of olive oil along with the onions. Cook them gently for 5 mins to soften them.

Add your tagliatelle into the boiling water with ¼ tsp of salt. Chop the courgette into 2cm cubes. 2 mins before the pasta is ready add the chopped courgette into the same pot (on top of the pasta). Once the courgette is just cooked through drain everything together.

Once the onions have softened, turn the heat to low. Add in the ketchup, all but a tiny pinch of the paprika, 8 tbsp of the stock, the shredded chicken, the mushrooms and a 1 tbsp of lemon juice. Add the Worcestershire sauce and cook for a few mins to thicken up.

Add ¼ tsp of salt and pepper to the sauce, taste and add more if you need it. When there is only a little liquid left, turn off the heat, add the sour cream and give it all a good stir.