Creamy Pesto Bacon, Chicken and Cheese Rigatoni
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Creamy Pesto Bacon, Chicken and Cheese Rigatoni

Creamy Pesto Bacon, Chicken and Cheese Rigatoni

with Veggies

This pasta dish brings summer vibes with creamy basil pesto, corn and Parmesan. A little sprinkle of bacon at the end ties the whole dish together!

Ingredients: Chicken breast • Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Sweet bell pepper • Thaw-friendly corn (corn, modified vinegar) • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Basil pesto (basil (basil leaves, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid), water, soy oil, canola & extra virgin olive oil, potato flakes, parsley, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, rennet/ microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), salt, spices, modified corn starch, nutritional yeast, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Shallot • 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) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (wheat).

Tags:
Family Friendly
Quick
Allergens:
Wheat
Milk

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time25 minutes
Cooking Time8 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

170 g

Rigatoni

(Contains Wheat)

100 g

Bacon Strips

¼ cup

Basil Pesto

(Contains Milk May contain Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk, Soy, Sulphites, Egg, Fish)

1 unit(s)

Shallot

¼ cup

Parmesan Cheese, shredded

(Contains Milk)

56 mL

Cream

(Contains Milk)

1 unit(s)

Sweet Bell Pepper

113 g

Corn Kernels

1 tbsp

Cream Sauce Spice Blend

(Contains Wheat May contain Peanuts, Triticale, Tree nuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Milk, Sulphites, Mustard)

2 unit(s)

Chicken Breasts

Not included in your delivery

0.13 tsp

Pepper*

0.13 tsp

Salt*

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Nutrition Values

Calories1070 kcal
Fat50 g
Saturated Fat18 g
Carbohydrate92 g
Sugar12 g
Dietary Fiber8 g
Protein63 g
Cholesterol200 mg
Sodium1350 mg
Trans Fat0.4 g
Potassium1450 mg
Calcium200 mg
Iron4.5 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Colander
Large Pot
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Large Non-Stick Pan
Slotted Spoon

Instructions

Cook rigatoni
1
  • Add 10 cups hot water and 1 tbsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Add rigatoni to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water.
  • Drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat.
Prep
2
  • Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
  • Peel, then thinly slice shallot.
3
  • Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Cook on one side until golden, 6-7 min. Flip, then cover and continue cooking until cooked through, 6-7 min.**
  • Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm. 
Cook bacon
4
  • Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces.
  • Increase heat to medium-high. 
  • When hot, add bacon to the same pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 7-9 min.**
  • Remove the pan from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Carefully discard all but 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) bacon fat from the pan.
Cook veggies
5
  • Reheat the pan with reserved bacon fat over medium-high.
  • When the pan is hot, add corn. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2-3 min.
  • Add peppers and shallots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-4 min. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over top. Cook, stirring constantly, until veggies are coated, 1 min.
Finish pasta
6
  • Add pesto and reserved pasta water to the pan with veggies. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 2-3 min.
  • Add veggie mixture, cream, half the bacon and half the Parmesan to the pot with rigatoni. Stir to combine.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Finish and serve
7
  • Thinly slice chicken. 
  • Divide rigatoni between bowls.
  • Top with chicken.
  • Sprinkle remaining Parmesan and remaining bacon over top.
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