Spicy & Creamy Harissa Chicken Pasta - Ainsley Harriott

Ingredients

• 500g of penne or short pasta
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2-3 chicken breasts, sliced into strips
• 1 x Ainsley North African Harissa flavour bomb*
• handful of cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 175g mascarpone
• 150g pasta water
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• Parmesan, pecorino or Italian-style hard cheese, finely grated to serve (optional)