Quick and easy! Use up leftover chicken in this deliciously creamy, and super easy, Chicken and Bacon Alfredo pasta dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Bacon, Chicken, Pasta
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 26 minutesminutes
Total Time 36 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 940kcal
Author Skint Chef
Cost £1.42 per serving
Ingredients
300gpenne pasta18p
1tablespoonoil1p
1onion10p
150gmushrooms48p
2garlic cloves3p
275gstreaky bacon£1.50
2chicken breasts£1.90
1teaspoonmixed herbs5p
1teaspoonnutmeg10p
2tablespooncream cheese15p
100mlcream33p
1tablespoonparmesan23p
100gCheddar cheese60p
Instructions
Add the pasta to a boiling pan and cook as per the packet instruction.
In the meantime, in a non-stick pan, heat the oil and sauté the chopped onion and mushrooms for approximately 4 minutes on a medium heat.
Add the garlic and cook for a further 1 minute, then add the chopped bacon, and chopped chicken and cook until chicken is lightly browned.
Add the mixed herbs, nutmeg and cream cheese. Melt down the cream cheese and then pour the cream, salt and pepper.
Drain the pasta and mix it in then transfer to oven proof dish.
Sprinkle parmesan and grated cheddar cheese on top, bake in oven until browned on top at 190°C for approximately 15 minutes.
Notes
Total cost £5.66, £1.42 per servingFigures are correct at the time of calculation. Prices are based on a generic, mid-price range supermarket, choosing their own value brand.Nutrition data provided is provided as an estimate only. It is the reader's responsibility to calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients you use in your recipe if you need to follow a particular diet or for medical purposes.Does your oven have different temperature settings? Use this Oven Temperature Conversion Chart to find out how hot you should be cooking.