Baked Bacon, Chicken & Creamy Fetta Orecchiette
with Cherry Tomatoes & Chilli Flakes
Calories
:
704 kcalProtein
:
56.4g proteinPreparation Time
:
35 minutesDifficulty
:
EasyAllergens:
- Milk
- Wheat
- Gluten
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
Jump on the bandwagon with this viral-inspired baked bacon, chicken and fetta pasta that’s as easy as it is delicious. As the salty fetta and blistered cherry tomatoes melt into a creamy sauce, the crispy bacon adds a smokey crunch that’ll have you coming back for seconds (and thirds!).
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
Serving amount
2
Garlic
1 sachet
Thyme
1
Red Onion
330 g
Chicken Breast
1
Smooth Fetta
(Contains: Milk)
1
Snacking Tomatoes
1 packet
Orecchiette
(Contains: Wheat, Gluten May be present: Soy.)
1 packet
Baby Spinach Leaves
1 sachet
Chilli Flakes
Not included in your delivery
1 drizzle
olive oil
Utensils
•Baking Dish
•Large Pan
Cooking Steps
1
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
- Peel garlic cloves. Pick thyme leaves.
- Thinly slice red onion into wedges.
- Cut chicken breast into 2cm chunks.
2
- In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat.
- When oil is hot, cook chicken, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- In a large baking dish, place smooth fetta block in the middle and add snacking tomatoes, onion and garlic around the fetta.
Sprinkle over thyme. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. - Bake until snacking tomatoes are blistered, 25-30 minutes.
In the last 5 minutes of cook time, sprinkle over cooked chicken and bake until golden.
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer pink in the middle.
3
- Meanwhile, half-fill a large saucepan with water, add a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil over high heat.
- Cook orecchiette in boiling water until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes.
- Reserve pasta water, (1/2 cup for 2 people / 1 cup for 4 people). Drain orecchiette, then return to saucepan with a drizzle of olive oil.
4
- Once feta is done, add pasta water to baking dish. Using a fork, mash everything in the baking dish until mixture resembles a creamy consistency.
- Add orecchiette, baby spinach leaves and a pinch of sugar. Toss until well combined. Season to taste.
- Divide baked fetta and chicken pasta between bowls. Sprinkle over chilli flakes (if using). Enjoy!
- TIP: add an extra splash of water if the sauce looks too thick.
