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Creamy chicken, bacon & mushroom pasta with steamed greens

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
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Equipment

  • 1 Large pot
  • 1 Steamer pot
  • 1 Large frypan

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 250 g button mushrooms
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 leek
  • 1 zucchini
  • 200 g bacon
  • 400 g chicken thighs skinless, boneless

Penne

  • 200 g pasta or gluten-free pasta

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Italian herbs
  • 1 cube chicken stock
  • ½ cup coconut cream
  • ½ cup cheese

Greens

  • 1 broccoli or broccolini

Instructions

Before you start

  • Bring a large pot of salted hot tap water to a boil. Bring a steamer pot of hot tap water to a boil.

Prep ingredients

  • Thinly slice 250 g button mushrooms. Peel and mince 4 cloves garlic. Slice 1 leek in half lengthwise then thinly slice. Grate 1 zucchini. Dice 200 g bacon. Pat 400 g chicken thighs dry and slice into thin strips.

Cook pasta

  • Cook 200 g pasta in the pot of salted water according to packet directions. Reserve ½ cup or 125 ml of pasta water then drain and return penne to the pot.

Start sauce

  • While the pasta is cooking, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon and chicken for 4 minutes, until golden. Add the mushrooms, garlic, leek, and zucchini and cook for 6-8 minutes or until softened.

Steam greens

  • Meanwhile, slice 1 broccoli into florets. Add the broccoli to the steamer pot of boiling water and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.

Finish sauce

  • Add 1 tbsp Italian herbs and crumble in 1 cube chicken stock to the frypan and cook for 1 minute. Then add ½ cup coconut cream and the reserved pasta water and cook for 2-3 minutes, until slightly thickened. Add the pasta and grate in ½ cup cheese. Cook for about 1 minute, tossing, until the cheese is melted and combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To serve

  • Divide the creamy chicken, bacon and mushroom pasta between plates and serve the steamed greens on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 1331mg | Potassium: 1244mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 33g | Calcium: 245mg | Iron: 4mg