Creamy pesto pasta with camembert bacon and chicken
Creamy pesto pasta with camembert bacon and chicken

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Great recipe for Creamy pesto pasta with camembert bacon and chicken. Just a little dish I cooked up to try something different and use the pesto and camembert I had lying around. I've never written a recipe before so my apologies if it's hard to follow.

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The ingredients needed to make Creamy pesto pasta with camembert bacon and chicken:
  1. Make ready 400 grams penne/pasta
  2. Take 2 large chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
  3. Make ready 8 slice bacon chopped
  4. Prepare 1 medium Red onion chopped
  5. Make ready 1 clove garlic minced
  6. Take 1/2 cup Basil pesto
  7. Take 300 ml heavy cream
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup white wine
  9. Prepare 1 cup Reserved water from pasta
  10. Make ready 250 grams Camembert cheese, rind trimmed off and cut into small chunks
  11. Prepare olive oil
  12. Make ready salt
  13. Prepare salt and pepper

Once the broth comes to a full boil, give the pasta a quick stir, replace the lid, and turn the heat down to medium-low. The silky and creamy pesto sauce is so delicious, you will feel like you are having a meal at a fancy restaurant, making this a great dish to serve to dinner guests. While the chicken cooks, melt butter in a small frying pan over medium heat, and stir in flour until smooth. This creamy chicken and pesto pasta is one of those easy weeknight meals that tastes amazing yet doesn't take a ton of time to pull together.

Instructions to make Creamy pesto pasta with camembert bacon and chicken:
  1. Cook pasta in boiling water. (Add salt to taste and olive oil to prevent sticking after it's drained)
  2. While pasta is cooking add oil to a separate pan and cook through chicken until tender (season to taste) when it's finished remove to a bowl and set aside, covered with foil.
  3. When pasta is cooked scoop out your reserve water, drain pasta and leave to the side in the colander
  4. Pre heat oven to 350°F (180c)
  5. Give your pan a good wipe. Re-oil and add bacon, frying until just slightly cooked.
  6. Add onion to the pan and fry until just translucent, then toss in the garlic, give it another minute or so, until everything is done to your liking, then give it a good stir.
  7. Splash in the wine to deglaze the pan, give the bottom a bit of a scrape to bring up the flavors and let it cook off for a bit.
  8. Pour in about 1/3 cup of your reserved water (save the rest if you prefer to thin your sauce out later) mix in your cream and the pesto, stirring to get a good mix.
  9. Return chicken to your pan and give it a good stir.
  10. Now slowly add the pasta, tossing to get a good coat on all the noodles. (you can leave some out if you prefer the dish to be saucier)
  11. Continue cooking over medium heat (with a slight bubble) to let everything cook together. Give it a taste, you'll know when it's ready.
  12. Transfer to a baking dish (or just use your pan if it's oven safe) Then cover the top with little chunks of the camembert cheese.
  13. Pop in the oven for about 10 minutes or until cheese is nice and melted.
  14. When cheese is melted give it a really good stir through so it spreads throughout the dish, then return to the oven for another five minutes or so.
  15. Remove from oven, allow it to cool and then enjoy.

It's made with a store-bought pesto, cream, and parmesan cheese which makes it so quick and flavorful! I'm such a sucker for creamy pasta dishes so this chicken and pesto pasta is one of those easy recipes that I make all the time! In a large, deep skillet, melt the butter. Turn machine on, then drizzle in olive oil while it mixes. Continue blending until combined, adding additional olive oil if needed.

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