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Creamy basil & walnut pasta

Serves 6
35 minutes
Difficulty Easy
10 Ingredients

A quick tasty family meal also perfect for dinner guests

Ingredients (serves 6)

Chicken breast: 1 medium sided chicken breast
Short cut bacon: 4 rashes of short cut bacon
Cream: 300ml thickened cream
Sour cream: 150ml sour cream
Walnuts: A good handful of walnuts
Basil: Approx 3/4 of a bunch of basil
Chicken stock: 1/2 chicken stock cube
Garlic: 3-5 cloves of garlic
Salt and pepper To taste
Pasta: 3/4 bag of your preferred pasta ( I usually use spaghetti or fettuccine )

Method

Put your water on to boil for the pasta
In a blender or container for handheld mixer combine Cream, sour cream, basil, half your garlic and walnuts, blend until smooth
Cut you chicken and bacon into small cubes and fry with the remainder of garlic
Place pasta in boiling water to cook
Once the meat and slightly browned and the blended cream mixture and allow to simmer for around 10mins
Once pasta is cooked drain, rinse well and add the the sauce mixture and simmer for a further 10mins
*Optional, serve with crusty bread

11 Comments
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- - mom485263 said
  - 01 Apr 2022
    8:12 am
This looks very tasty. Going to add this into my must try recipes.

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- - mom81879 said
  - 30 May 2019
    9:50 am
Oh yum, picture looks great, ingredients list looks great. I think I’ll love this. The garlic bread on the side really seals it for me

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- - happymum2018 said
  - 03 May 2019
    2:23 am
Looks delicious love the toasted bread on the side

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- - youngoldlady said
  - 23 Oct 2017
    10:52 pm
Thank you for this and will add to others.

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- - mom112023 said
  - 16 Mar 2017
    1:32 pm
This sounds awesome. Added to my must try list.

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 18 Jan 2017
    6:36 pm
this sounds so good – alas my son has a nut allergy. I would adore this kind of meal!

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- - mom90758 said
  - 08 Oct 2016
    3:37 pm
An original way to prepare pasta. I like it!!

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- - jodes71 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    4:51 pm
Looks just like the sort of comfort food I need

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- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    1:16 pm
I love my pasta and your recipe is perfect! Walnuts l haven’t tried in pasta but it sound’s great!
- mom93821 replied
  
  02 Oct 2016 , 6:22 am
  Nuts taste so good in pasta dishes – give them a go.
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- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    10:03 am
Creamy basil and walnut pasta is just so creamy and yummy looking – big thanks.

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