Creamy penne with chicken, bacon and mushroom

Sometimes I like to add everything I love to eat in one recipe and this is the result 🙂

Ingredients

  • 500g penne
  • 200gm chicken breast, diced
  • 8 rashers smoked bacon, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 1 capsicum, finely diced
  • 200g chopped fresh button mushrooms
  • 4 dried red chilli diced
  • 2 eggs
  • 30ml olive oil
  • 350ml thickening cream
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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Steps

  • Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and cook the penne as per the packet’s instructions.

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  • In a frying pan over medium heat, add oil.
  • Once the oil is hot, add dried chopped chilli.
  • Add diced chicken and cook until it is brown. Once chicken is cooked, add bacon and cook until the fat starts to melt.

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  • Add the garlic, capsicum and onion then cook until the onion becomes soft and transparent.
  • Add the mushrooms, butter, and further cook until the mushrooms are soft.

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  • Add penne and stir through.
  • Make a well in the middle and add the cream and eggs.

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  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  •  Simmer until the cream becomes a bit thick
  • Pasta is ready to serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.

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18 responses to “Creamy penne with chicken, bacon and mushroom

  1. WordsFallFromMyEyes

    Was wondering what to make for dinner tonight – and then this is SO SIMPLE!! 🙂 Thanks.

    Daniel loves anything with bacon in it 🙂

  2. Oh Yummy!! I can almost taste this one. Lol
    You are such a good cook. Hugs Paula xxxx

  3. Anything with bacon is a winner!

  4. I will have to substitute wheat-free penne, but this looks delicious!!

  5. I should not have clicked on your site, while fasting! This looks amazing!!

  6. This looks very good. Thanks for sharing.

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