HelloHero: Creamy Tomato, Chicken & Bacon Fusilli
with Parmesan & Baby Leaves
A penny for your thoughts? Well, we’re thinking of tender chicken and pasta in a rich and creamy pink sauce. With carrot for goodness, and a scattering of grated Parmesan cheese, this is the simple, yet tasty bowl of your (and our) dreams!
We’ve replaced the penne in this recipe with fusilli due to local ingredient availability. It’ll be just as delicious, just follow your recipe card!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
1 packet
fusilli
(Contains Gluten(Wheat); May be present Soy, Egg. )
1
carrot
1 packet
Diced Chicken
½ packet
tomato paste
1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
½ packet
cream
(Contains Milk; )
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
1 packet
baby leaves
1 packet
Grated Parmesan Cheese
(Contains Milk; )
1 packet
diced bacon
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Half-fill a large saucepan with water, add a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil over high heat. • Cook fusilli in the boiling water until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/2 cup for 2 people / 1 cup for 4 people), then drain and return fusilli to the saucepan. • Meanwhile, grate carrot.
TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. When oil is hot, cook diced chicken, bacon and carrot, breaking up bacon with a spoon, 6-7 minutes. • Add tomato paste (see ingredients) and garlic & herb seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, then add Longlife cream (see ingredients), chicken-style stock powder, cooked penne, baby spinach leaves, a splash of reserved pasta water and half the grated Parmesan cheese to the chicken. Stir until warmed through, 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.
TIP: If the sauce looks too thick, stir through a splash more reserved pasta water to loosen.
• Divide creamy tomato and chicken penne between bowls. • Top with remaining Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Kids can add the finishing touch by sprinkling the cheese on top