22-Minute Creamy Chicken & Bacon Pasta Using Crème Fraîche for a Lighter Sauce
Chef Jack Ovens races the clock to make a creamy chicken and bacon bucatini pasta in under 25 minutes, completing it in just 22:47. The recipe swaps heavy cream for crème fraîche to speed up sauce reduction and keep the dish lighter, building flavor by cooking the chicken and bacon in the same pan as the sauce. A practical weeknight dinner for 2–4 people.
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🧾 Ingredients
- 16 streaky bacon rashers
- 21 tbsp olive oil
- 32 small chicken breasts, butterflied
- 41 tsp onion powder
- 51 tsp garlic powder
- 61 tsp smoked paprika
- 7Salt and pepper
- 8350g bucatini or pasta of choice
- 91 tbsp unsalted butter
- 102 tsp olive oil
- 111 red onion, fine diced
- 126 garlic cloves, chopped
- 135g flat leaf parsley
- 141 cup chicken stock
- 15200g crème fraîche
- 16Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese
- 17Flat leaf parsley and basil to serve
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