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Saucy Tomato Chicken & Bacon Orecchiette
Saucy Tomato Chicken & Bacon Orecchiette

Saucy Tomato Chicken & Bacon Orecchiette

with Apple Salad

Orecchiette (meaning 'little ears' in Italian) is the perfect pasta shape for cradling this creamy chicken and bacon sauce. With a fresh apple salad to cut through the richness and a sprinkling of roasted almonds for some crunch, your favourite pasta and salad combo is back and better than ever!

Tags:
Kid Friendly
Allergens:
Milk
Almond
Wheat
Gluten

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time20 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

1 packet

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

330 g

Chicken Breast

1 sachet

Vegetable Stock Pot

1 packet

Light Cooking Cream

1 packet

Roasted Almonds

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

1 packet

Orecchiette

2

Garlic

1 packet

Parmesan Cheese

1

Brown Onion

90 g

Diced Bacon

1

Apple

1 packet

Tomato Paste

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)4330 kJ
Calories1030 kcal
Fat44.7 g
of which saturates15.9 g
Carbohydrate87.3 g
of which sugars20.1 g
Dietary Fibre12.7 g
Protein67.2 g
Sodium1490 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Cooking Steps

1

• Boil the kettle. Fill a medium saucepan with boiling water and place over high heat. To pan, add a pinch of salt.
• Cook orecchiette in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes. Reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people / 1/2 cup for 4 people). Drain and return to the saucepan.

TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
~~~~~~~~~~ MODULAR STEP ~~~~~~~~~~

2

• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic and brown onion (see ingredients). Thinly slice apple into wedges. (1/2 apple // 1 apple)
~~~~~~~~~~ MODULAR STEP ~~~~~~~~~~
• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic and brown onion (see ingredients). Thinly slice apple into wedges. (1/2 apple // 1 apple). Cut chicken breast into 2cm chunks.

3

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook diced bacon and onion, breaking up bacon with a spoon, until golden, 4-5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, add tomato paste, garlic & herb seasoning and garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in the vegetable stock pot, light cooking cream and reserved pasta water and simmer until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.
• Add cooked orecchiette and half the baby spinach leaves, gently stir to combine and cook until wilted slightly.
~~~~~~~~~~ MODULAR STEP ~~~~~~~~~~
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook chicken, onion and diced bacon, breaking up bacon with a spoon, until browned, 5-6 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, add tomato paste, garlic & herb seasoning and garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in the vegetable stock pot, light cooking cream and reserved pasta water and simmer until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.
• Add orecchiette and half the baby spinach leaves, gently stir to combine and cook until wilted slightly.

TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer pink inside!

4

• In a medium bowl, combine apple, the remaining spinach, roasted almonds, balsamic vinaigrette dressing and a drizzle of olive oil. Season to taste.
• Divide saucy tomato bacon orecchiette between bowls. Top with Parmesan cheese.
• Serve with apple salad. Enjoy!

Little cooks: Take the lead by tossing the salad!

~~~~~~~~~~ MODULAR STEP ~~~~~~~~~~
• In a medium bowl, combine apple, the remaining spinach, roasted almonds, balsamic vinaigrette dressing and a drizzle of olive oil. Season to taste.
• Divide saucy tomato chicken and bacon orecchiette between bowls. Top with Parmesan cheese.
• Serve with apple salad. Enjoy!

Little cooks: Take the lead by tossing the salad!

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