Leftover Roast Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Looking for ways to use up leftover roast chicken? Look no further than this quick, easy and dang right delicious Chicken and Bacon Pasta!
Servings: 2
Cost: £3 / $4
Equipment
- Large Frying Pan & Wooden Spoon
- Large Pot & Colander
- Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
- Fine Cheese Grater
Ingredients
- 7oz / 200g Penne Pasta (or pasta of choice)
- 1 cup / 150g Leftover Chicken, diced
- 1/2 cup / 125ml Double/Heavy Cream
- 1/4 cup / 60ml Sweet Chilli Sauce
- 1/4 cup / 60ml Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup / 20g Parmesan, plus extra to serve
- 4 rashers of Bacon, diced
- 1 small Onion, finely diced
- 1 clove Garlic, finely diced
- pinch of Chilli Flakes (optional)
- Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Pop 7oz/200g pasta in salted boiling water and cook until al dente. Retain a cup of pasta water just before draining.
- Meanwhile, fry 4 diced rashers of bacon in a drizzle of oil until it just begins to crisp, then add 1 small finely diced onion. Fry until the onion begins to soften, then add 1 finely diced garlic and fry for a minute or so longer.
- Add 1cup/150g leftover chicken just to heat it through, then add 1/4cup/60ml sour cream, 1/2cup/125ml double/heavy cream, 1/4cup/60ml sweet chilli sauce, chilli flakes (optional) and seasoning to taste.
- Drain and stir through your pasta, then add 1/4cup/20g parmesan and give it a final stir. Thin out with pasta water as needed. Serve up and enjoy!
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Notes
a) Leftover Chicken - I recommend using breast if you have it, but dark meat (i.e. thighs) would still work great. If you actually don't have leftover chicken, feel free to fry up a breast and chop. I recommend frying over medium/high heat until just cooked through, then start from frying bacon. Once you've stirred through the pasta, slice the chicken and combine.
b) Bacon Fat - Only drain the fat away if there's more than about 1 tbsp worth, it adds gorgeous flavour to the sauce.
c) Sweet Chilli Sauce - Make sure it's Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce you're using, not chilli sauce or sweet and sour sauce. Spice levels will differ from brand to brand, so just be vigilant if you're not good with spice! If you want it spicier just add in more chilli flakes to taste.
d) Calories - Based on 2 tbsp extra parmesan to serve between 2 people.
Nutrition
Calories: 778kcal | Carbohydrates: 48.79g | Protein: 38.64g | Fat: 47.23g | Saturated Fat: 19.717g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.997g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18.11g | Trans Fat: 0.185g | Cholesterol: 195mg | Sodium: 959mg | Potassium: 570mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 2.96g | Vitamin A: 1650IU | Vitamin C: 4.1mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 2.9mg