Wed, 6 August 2025
Serves 2
Ingredients:
For the chicken:
· 2 medium sized chicken breasts
· 6 slices thin streaky bacon
· 60g garlic cream cheese
· Salt & Pepper
For the tomato pasta:
· 320g cooked Casarecce pasta (160g raw pasta)
· 250g cherry tomatoes
· 2 cloves garlic
· 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
· Salt & pepper
· 100ml cream
· ½ tsp Italian herbs
· Handful of fresh basil
To serve:
· Rocket leaves
· Grated parmesan
· Fresh basil leaves
Method:
· You can use freshly cooked or previously cooked and cooled pasta. If using cooked and cooled pasta, cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 6 minutes, then rinse with cold water, strain and store in a container in the fridge with a little olive oil. If making fresh pasta, cook for 8 minutes or until desired al dente texture.
· Slice a pocket into each chicken breast and fill with 2 tbsp of the garlic cream cheese. Wrap each breast tightly with 2–3 rashers of streaky bacon to seal in the filling and set aside.
· In the base of your air fryer drawer, add a layer of cherry tomatoes (whole or halved), 2 cloves of garlic, a good drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper.
· Pop the tray into the drawer and place the prepared chicken breasts on top.
· Cook at 200°c for 15-18 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through (internal temp of 75c) and the bacon is crispy.
· Once the chicken is cooked, set aside to rest.
· If using cold pasta, add to a warmed pan with a splash of boiling water to refresh, then add the cooked tomatoes, Italian seasoning, cream, salt & pepper and fresh basil and stir for a minute or two to warm through and combine.
To serve:
· Add the pasta to a bowl, and add a handful of rocket leaves on top.
· Slice up the chicken horizontally into 6-8 slices and place on top of the rocket.
· Sprinkle on some grated parmesan, black pepper and fresh basil leaves.
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