Chicken & Bacon Pasta with Creamy Leek Sauce
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
Ingredients
Chicken & Bacon
- 1 leek, thinly sliced
- 1 pack chicken & bacon grind
- 1 courgette, diced
- 1 can tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 125g sour cream
Pasta
- 1 pack fresh spaghetti
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
Salad
- 1 pack baby spinach
- 1/2 pack grated Parmesan cheese
To Serve
- 1/2 pack grated Parmesan cheese
Steps
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Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Prep veggies & cook sauce. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook leek for 4-5 minutes, until tender. Add chicken and bacon grind and cook for 4 minutes, until browned. Add courgette, canned tomatoes and stock and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 4-5 minutes, until slightly reduced.
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Finish sauce. Stir through sour cream. Season to taste.
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Cook pasta. Separate strands of pasta. Cook in pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes, until just tender. Drain. While pasta drains, return pot to medium heat with butter. Add garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, until fragrant and starting to brown. Return pasta to pot with butter and toss to coat.
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Prep salad. In a bowl, toss spinach with a drizzle of olive oil and vinegar. Sprinkle over first measure of Parmesan.
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Serve spaghetti topped with sauce, Parmesan and salad on the side.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2547 kj 609 kcal |
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Protein | 36.3g |
Carbohydrate | 49.3g |
Fat | 29.6g |