Creamy Bacon, Chicken & Mushroom Penne

Name: Creamy Bacon, Chicken & Mushroom Penne with Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 packet penne; 1 packet diced bacon; 1 packet sliced mushrooms; 1 packet garlic paste; 1 sachet Italian Herbs; 1 packet light cooking cream; 1 sachet vegetable stock powder; 1 packet Parmesan cheese; 1 packet baby spinach leaves; 1 packet snacking tomatoes; 1 carrot; drizzle balsamic vinegar; 1 packet mixed salad leaves; 1 packet chicken breast

with Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan

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The best part about tonight's pasta dish, apart from the chicken and bacon? You'll throw it together in four simple steps that will see dinner on the table before you know it. Oh and the mushrooms are a great addition. And the juicy tomato salad. Okay we'll stop now!

Tags:

Kid Friendly

Allergens:

Gluten

•Wheat

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time15 minutes

Cooking Time10 minutes

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

penne

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy, Milk.)

1 packet

diced bacon

(May be present: Soy, Milk.)

1 packet

sliced mushrooms

1 packet

garlic paste

1 sachet

Italian Herbs

1 packet

light cooking cream

(Contains: Milk;)

1 sachet

vegetable stock powder

1 packet

Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

1 packet

baby spinach leaves

1 packet

snacking tomatoes

carrot

1 packet

mixed salad leaves

1 packet

chicken breast

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

drizzle

balsamic vinegar

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3501 kJ

Calories837 kcal

Fat29.5 g

of which saturates14.5 g

Carbohydrate74.7 g

of which sugars10.4 g

Dietary Fibre8.8 g

Protein63.7 g

Sodium1363 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Medium Pan

•Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

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• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with the boiled water and heat over a high heat. Add a pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. • Cook penne in the boiling water until 'al dente', 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/3 cup for 2 people / 2/3 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to saucepan.

TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre. Little cooks: Older kids, help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!

• Cut chicken breast into 2cm chunks. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Cook chicken, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes each side (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). • Add diced bacon and sliced mushroom, breaking bacon up with a spoon, until browned, 3-4 minutes. • Add garlic paste and Italian herbs and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

TIP: The chicken is cooked when it is no longer pink inside.

• Add light cooking cream, reserved pasta water and vegetable stock powder to the pan and cook, stirring, until heated through, 30 seconds. • Add cooked penne, Parmesan cheese and baby spinach leaves. Cook, tossing, until spinach is just wilted, 1-2 minutes. • Remove from heat. Season with pepper.

TIP: Add a splash of pasta water to loosen the sauce, if needed!

• Halve snacking tomatoes (see ingredients). Grate carrot. • In a large bowl, combine a drizzle of the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season, then add mixed salad leaves, carrot and snacking tomatoes. Toss to combine. • Divide creamy chicken, bacon and herb penne between bowls. • Serve with tomato salad. Enjoy!

Little cooks: Lend a hand by combining the ingredients for the dressing and tossing the salad!