Bacon, Chicken and Mushroom Linguine
with Spinach and Thyme
Umami-rich mushrooms and smoky bacon are a savoury match made in pasta heaven! Topped with chicken, the cheesy, creamy sauce to finish it all off will take your tastebuds to new heights.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
170 g
Linguine
(Contains Wheat)
113 g
Mushrooms
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
7 g
Thyme
56 g
Baby Spinach
1 tbsp
Garlic Puree
(May contain Sesame, Soy, Crustaceans, Milk, Mustard, Wheat, Sulphites, Fish, Egg)
2 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
2 unit(s)
Chicken Breasts
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.06 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Add 10 cups water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice mushrooms.
- Strip 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) thyme leaves from stems.
- Peel, then cut half the onion (whole onion for 4 ppl) into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- While the pan heats, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
- When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry until golden-brown, 1-2 min per side.
- Transfer to an unlined baking sheet. Roast in the middle of the oven until cooked through, 8-10 min.**
- Reuse the same pan to cook bacon in next step.
- Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch strips.
- Reheat the same pan over medium-high.
- When the pan is hot, add bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 5-7 min.**
- Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a small bowl. Set aside.
- Discard all but 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) bacon fat from the pan.
- Reheat the pan with reserved bacon fat over medium-high.
- When the pan is hot, add mushrooms, onions and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5-6 min.
- Add garlic puree. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 min.
- Meanwhile, add linguine to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water, then drain and return linguine to the same pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, add cream cheese to the pan with mushrooms. Stir until cream cheese melts, 1-2 min.
- Add broth concentrate and spinach. Stir until spinach wilts, 1-2 min.
- When linguine is done, add sauce, reserved pasta water, half the bacon and half the Parmesan to the pot with linguine.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss to combine.
- Divide bacon and mushroom linguine between bowls.
- Thinly slice chicken. Top bowls of linguine with chicken.
- Sprinkle remaining bacon and remaining Parmesan over top.
If you've opted to add chicken breasts, preheat the oven to 450˚F before starting. After prepping veggies, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. While the pan heats, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry until golden-brown, 1-2 min per side. Transfer to an unlined baking sheet. Roast in the middle of the oven until cooked through, 8-10 min.** Reuse the same pan to cook bacon in step 2.
Thinly slice chicken. Top bowls with chicken.
