Chicken Breasts Rigatoni Alla Gricia
with Bacon
Rigatoni Alla Gricia is a classic Roman pasta dish that celebrates simplicity and rich flavours. This recipe features perfectly al dente rigatoni, tossed with crispy bacon and a generous helping of Parmesan cheese. The result is a creamy, savoury pasta with a hint of black pepper, embodying the essence of traditional Italian cuisine.
Ingredients: Chicken breast • Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Mushrooms • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • White cooking wine (cooking wine (wine, salt, potassium sorbate, malic acid, sulphites)) (sulphites) • Parmesan cheese (modified milk ingredients, water, natural flavour, modified corn starch, calcium chloride, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, annatto), natamycin, ultrafiltered milk and milk ingredients, salt, sodium phosphate, flavour, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, acetic acid, lactic acid, annatto, sorbic acid, anticaking blend (cellulose powder, potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, enzyme)) (milk) • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Shallot • Spinach • Garlic.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
170 g
Rigatoni
(Contains Wheat)
100 g
Bacon Strips
56 mL
Cream
(Contains Milk)
2 unit
Garlic, cloves
1 unit
Shallot
4 tbsp
White Cooking Wine
(Contains Sulphites May contain Sesame, Wheat, Gluten, Tree nuts, Mustard, Soy, Egg, Fish, Milk, Sulphites, Crustaceans)
½ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
28 g
Baby Spinach
113 g
Mushrooms
2 unit
Chicken Breasts
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
2 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
¼ tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Add rigatoni to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 12-14 min.
- Reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water, then drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat.
- Add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter. Stir to coat.
- Meanwhile, quarter mushrooms.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Peel, then mince the garlic.
- Halve, peel, then finely chop shallot.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry on one side until golden, 6-7 min. Flip, then cover and continue cooking, until cooked through, 6-7 min.** [Use the same pan to cook bacon in step 3.]
- Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch strips.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. When hot, add bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 5-7 min.** Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
- Carefully drain and discard all but 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) fat.
- Heat the pan with reserved fat over medium-high.
- When hot add, mushrooms. Cook stirring often until mushrooms are golden brown and tender, 4-5 min.
- Add shallots and garlic. Cook stirring often until softened, 2-3 min.
- Add white wine, cream, reserved pasta water, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) pepper. Cook stirring often until sauce reduces slightly, 2-3 min.
- Add rigatoni and spinach. Cook stirring often until spinach is wilted, 1 min.
- Add half the Parmesan cheese and half the bacon. Toss to coat.
- Divide pasta between bowls.
- Thinly slice chicken.
- Top bowls with chicken.
- Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese and bacon over top.
If you've opted to add chicken breasts, pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry on one side until golden, 6-7 min. Flip, then cover and continue cooking, until cooked through, 6-7 min.** [Use the same pan to cook bacon in step 3.]
Thinly slice chicken. Top bowls with chicken.
