Description
Relatively quick to whip up, a big pot full of creamy bacon & chicken pasta with a glass of pinot gris on the dinner table is my idea of heaven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 500 g chicken thigh fillets, sliced
- 3 rashers bacon, trimmed, and sliced into a rough 1cm dice
- 250 ml white wine
- 300 ml thickened cream
- 1 tbsp seeded mustard
- salt and pepper
- 3 shallots, sliced
- 400 g fettuccine pasta
- grana padano (or reggiano)
Instructions
- 1. In a large frying pan, saute the onion in oil for 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the bacon. Cook till for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add the chicken and brown gently for a couple of minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. I like to stir quite frequently so nothing sticks too much and all the flavours combine nicely!
- Add cream, wine, mustard. Stir till combined on medium heat, then simmer for 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- When the sauce thickens slightly, cook your chosen pasta according to the packet’s instructions. I generally work on 100g pasta per person, so for this recipe, I cook 400-500g of pasta. Don’t forget to reserve a little pasta water (a couple of tablespoons) to add to the sauce
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Add cooked pasta to the sauce and mix thoroughly. Finish with a good sprinkle of freshly grated quality grana padano, some sliced shallots, a good pinch of salt flakes & freshly ground pepper.
Notes
- Traditionally there are button mushrooms in boscaiola, but they aren’t my thing, so I omit them. Feel free to add them (with the bacon at the saute stage) if you are a fan!
- To cut down on the carbs a bit, throw in your favorite steamed green veggies and toss through, just before serving. Steamed peas, broccolini, and English spinach work a treat. And, as a Mum, I always try to sneak in added greens when no one is watching. Personally, I’m a boscaiola pasta with peas kinda girl!
- Don’t be shy when adding freshly ground pepper. The more the better I say!
- When cooking pasta from a packet, I like the cook my pasta a few minutes less than the packet states. Firstly, because I like al-dente pasta and secondly because the pasta will continue cooking when it’s added to the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 877
- Sugar: 6.4 g
- Sodium: 847 mg
- Fat: 32.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 83.2 g
- Protein: 48.3 g
- Cholesterol: 154.3 mg