BBQ Chicken & Bacon Pasta

bbq chicken and bacon pasta
bbq chicken and bacon pasta

BBQ Chicken & Bacon Pasta

Delicious BBQ style pasta with chicken and bacon. Italians look away now.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BBQ, Chicken pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 200 g Penne pasta
  • 150 g Bacon lardons
  • 1 Chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 Red onion diced
  • 3 Cloves of garlic chopped
  • 400 g Tin if chopped tomatoes
  • 5 tbsp BBQ sauce
  • 20 g Parsley chopped
To serve:
  • Parmesan or cheddar

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 2 minutes less than the packet states.
  • Meanwhile, heat a tbsp of cooking oil in a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add the bacon and cook until it starts to turn crispy.
  • Add the chicken, and cook, stirring occasionally until the chicken has no more pink bits.
  • Chuck in the red onion, and garlic and cook for a further minute.
  • Add in the tin of chopped tomatoes and the BBQ sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for a few minutes.
  • Drain the pasta but keep back some of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the sauce and stir well. If it’s too dry, then add a bit of pasta water to loosen it up.
  • Sprinkle in the parsley and stir well. Taste for seasoning.
  • Dish it up and finish with some grated cheese. Enjoy.

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7 comments on “BBQ Chicken & Bacon Pasta”

  1. 5 stars
    Made this for the family, along with some garlic bread. They all loved it, another winner from you, will definitely make again👍

  2. 5 stars
    In the words of my son – banging
    I did add a red chilli snd Some sriracha ti give it a kick
    But great quick and easy meal
    Thanks Jon

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