Italian-Style Chicken & Creamy Bacon Pesto Sauce
with Steamed Veggies & Polenta
Five-star taste without the fuss of standing for hours in the kitchen - we get it, that sounds like the perfect way to do dinner. Here’s the answer to your wish, tender chicken dressed in a superb pesto sauce and veggies with bacon sprinkled on top so everyone will be impressed by tonight’s feast.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
320 g
Chicken Breast Strips
100 g
Diced Bacon
1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1 packet
Cream
(Contains: Milk; )
1 packet
Basil Pesto
(Contains: Milk, Cashew; )
1 packet
Green beans
1
Baby Broccoli
1 packet
polenta
(May be present: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten)
1 packet
Grated Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken breast strips and diced bacon, breaking bacon up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, turning occasionally, 6-8 minutes. • Add garlic & herb seasoning and turn chicken to coat, 1 minute. • Add cream (see ingredients) and basil pesto and simmer, until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
• Meanwhile, trim green beans and baby broccoli.• Halve any thicker stalks of baby broccoli lengthways. • Add veggies and a splash of water to a microwave-safe bowl, then cover with a damp paper towel. • Microwave veggies on high until just tender, 2-4 minutes. • Drain veggies then return to the bowl, season and cover to keep warm.
• Just before serving, in a medium saucepan, combine the water, milk and salt and bring to the boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and slowly whisk in polenta, then cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, add Parmesan cheese, the butter and a good pinch of pepper and stir until melted.
• Divide Italian-style chicken, cheesy polenta and steamed veggies between plates. • Spoon creamy bacon pesto sauce over chicken to serve. Enjoy!
