Creamy chicken and bacon pasta is a delicious and indulgent meal that you only need to make once to get hooked. Sometimes you feel like a chicken salad and other times it’s creamy pasta. It’s comfort food that really hits the spot. Peas are optional but I believe vegetables are an important food group to try and incorporate into all family meals. Its also super easy to convert to a gluten free meal with gluten free pasta. We love the San Remo brand gluten free options and use it for the whole family to save on cooking two types of pasta (the kids can’t even tell the difference). If you love bacon and feel adventurous why not try to make bacon at home using our hickory smoked maple bacon recipe.
This recipe only takes 30 minutes from starting to prep and serving and serves 4.
ingredients
250g bacon diced
600g chicken breasts diced (approx. 2 whole breasts)
1 medium onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic
350g spaghetti
2 Tablespoons oil
200ml double cream
50g parmesan
2 Tablespoons water (use pasta water if available)
1/2 cup frozen peas
directions
1. Boil water for pasta as per the packet instructions and start to prep your bacon and chicken.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil and add bacon, cooking on medium heat until brown and crispy (you may want to to use a splatter guard for this one as the bacon can get jumpy).
3. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon and place in thermoserver or plate covered in tinfoil. You want to leave the bacon drippings in the pan to cook the chicken.
4. Add chicken to pan and cook until brown. While cooking the chicken dice onion and garlic. Remove chicken from pan placing with the bacon.
5. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan and cook onion and garlic until transparent (about 5 minutes).
6. Add cream, parmesan and water to onion mix and stir until mixed through. Add chicken, bacon and frozen peas.
7. If everything has aligned your pasta will be ready to drain and can be added to the sauce. Stir through and serve.
utensils
You will need a board, knife, measuring cup, slotted spoon, pasta pot, splatter guard, thermoserver or plate with tin foil cover, sauté pot with lid and wooden spoon.
To watch how this is made have a look at the video below or on youtube.
Another creamy chicken family favourite is creamy lemon chicken that can be serves with rice, pasta or mash potato.
