Recipe: Chicken & Bacon Pasta

Try our BBQ Chicken with Bacon Pasta Salad for a quick and convenient meal. This recipe combines smoky BBQ chicken, crispy bacon, and tender pasta, all in a flavourful dressing, making it perfect for busy weeknights or meal prepping.

With minimal ingredients and prep time, you can have this hearty and delicious pasta salad ready in no time. It’s an easy, flavorful option for feeding the family or preparing meals for the week ahead.

How to do it:

1. Put your pasta on to boil, then spray a pan with a little oil and add in the diced onion and garlic paste, season with some pepper and cook until soft, then add in your chopped bacon

 2. In a jug mix together the creme fraiche with approx. 100ml chicken stock and mix together well, once the bacon is cooked, add the mixture to the pan with the bbq sauce a stir together

3. Microwave your chicken bites for approx. 100 seconds and add to your creamy mixture, drain your pasta and mix into the sauce, adding 35g cheese, and serve topped with some parsley

Recipe courtesy of @slimlinetonic.with_ams

 

 

What You Need
  • 150g pasta (dry)
  • 200g GSN Panko breaded chicken bites
  • 4 tbsp reduced fat creme fraiche
  • 2 tbsp bbq sauce
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 bacon rashers, fat trimmed
  • 35g reduced fat cheese
  • 1 tbsp smoked garlic paste
  • Chicken stock cube
  • Black pepper
  • Parsley, to serve