Quick Creamy Chicken & Bacon Fusilli
with Baby Spinach & Parmesan
Once you realise how quickly you can make a creamy pasta sauce from scratch, you'll never use the jarred stuff again. In this weeknight winner, the herby chicken tenders, tender spinach and al dente pasta happily soak up the bacon sauce, which gets an extra boost of flavour from our signature Aussie spice blend. Serve with a sprinkle of sharp Parmesan and you're done!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Ingredients
1 packet
chicken tenderloins
1
leek
1 packet
fusilli
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy.)
1 sachet
garlic & herb seasoning
1 sachet
Aussie spice blend
1 packet
light cooking cream
(Contains: Milk;)
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
1 packet
Parmesan cheese
(Contains: Milk;)
1 packet
diced bacon
(May be present: Soy, Milk.)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. • Cut chicken tenderloins into 2cm chunks. • Thinly slice leek.
• Cook fusilli in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/2 cup for 2 people / 1 cup for 4 people), then drain fusilli and return to saucepan.
TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
• Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. When oil is hot, cook chicken, diced bacon and leek, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes. • Add garlic & herb seasoning and Aussie spice blend and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add light cooking cream, baby spinach leaves and cooked fusilli to the pan. Cook, stirring, until cream is warmed through and spinach is just wilted, 1-2 minutes. • Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove pan from heat.
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside. TIP: Add some reserved pasta water to the pan if the sauce looks too thick!
• Divide creamy chicken and bacon fusilli between bowls. • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve. Enjoy!
