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chicken bacon pesto pasta in a bowl topped with parmesan cheese

Chicken Bacon Pesto Pasta

Brooke
This quick and easy chicken, bacon, and pesto pasta is sure to satisfy those carby cravings!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Western
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 350 g pasta
  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 250 g bacon
  • 1 brown onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 5 tbsp pesto
  • 150 ml cream
  • Parmesan (amount dependent on personal preference)

Instructions
 

  • Add pasta to salted boiling water, and cook per packet instructions.
  • In a medium heat pot, fry the bacon until it starts to brown.
  • After bacon starts to brown, add chopped chicken thighs, now let the chicken start to cook.
  • When the chicken has some colour, add diced onion and sauté until translucent.
  • Now add in your pesto. I used about 5 tablespoons but you can adjust this to your preferred strength of pesto.
  • Mix the pesto so that it coats the chicken, bacon, and onion. Let this mix simmer for a few minutes to cook the pesto slightly.
  • Pour in the cream, and mix until combined.
  • Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes to thicken and heat through the cream.
  • Now fold in cooked and drained pasta to the pot, so that it is coated in the sauce.
  • Top with desired amount of parmesan cheese.
Keyword bacon, chicken, easy dinner, gluten free, pasta, pesto, pesto pasta, quick dinner