Spinach Spaghetti with Chicken, Bacon and Sundried Tomato Pesto

Spinach Spaghetti with Chicken, Bacon and Sundried Tomato Pesto

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gourmet (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, October 1, 2017.

Add a little bit of pasta water to your sauce if you like it a bit saucier.


Ingredients

Chicken, Bacon and Sundried Pesto Sauce

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 pottle sundried tomato pesto
  • ½ brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 300g chicken bacon mince
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cup wine (or chicken stock)
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves

Spinach Spaghetti

  • 200g fresh spinach spaghetti

To Serve

  • 5 tablespoons picked parsley leaves

Steps

  1. Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, chicken broth and sundried tomato pesto until combined. Set aside.
  2. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat. Cook onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, until soft. Add chicken bacon mince and salt and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks, for 2-3 minutes, until starting to brown. Add cherry tomatoes and cook for about 1 minute.
  3. Add wine/stock to mince and cook for 1-2 minutes, until liquid is almost absorbed. Pour in sour cream mix, stir well and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Using your hands, separate strands of spaghetti and cook in pot of boiling water for 3-4 minutes, until tender.
  5. Thinly slice baby spinach and fold through sauce. When pasta is cooked, drain well and return to pot with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
  6. To serve, divide pasta between bowls and top with chicken, bacon and sundried pesto sauce. Garnish with parsley leaves.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2721 kj
650 kcal
Protein 31.6g
Carbohydrate 53.2g
Fat 30.5g