Meet the dish that’s always a hit with whoever pulls up a seat at the table. We bring tasty bacon, creamy cheese, juicy chicken, and the perfect spices together for a harmony of flavours they’ll all want seconds of.
Preparation
Total Time
Serves
- 500gMitchell’s Heritage Thick Sliced Bacon, cut
into 1” pieces - 6cups broccoli florets (blanched for 30 seconds,
shocked in ice bath) - 2cups cooked chicken breast, diced
- 2cups, fusilli pasta, cooked per package
instructions - 2 ½cups 35% cream
- 1cup panko
- 1 ½cups grated parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp garlic powder
- 1cup panko
- 1tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- ¼tsp black pepper
- ½tsp chili flakes (optional)
- Preheat your oven to 400° F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream, 1 cup of the parmesan cheese and all your spices and seasonings. Put it to the side.
- Grab a small bowl to mix the panko and the rest of the parmesan cheese and set that aside, too.
- Get that heavy bottomed Dutch oven on medium heat, add the yummy bacon and cook it until it’s a nice, golden brown (not crispy).
- Use a slotted spoon to take the bacon out of the pot and onto a paper towel-lined plate to soak up the oil.
- Now turn the heat down to low and add the shallots. Give those a cook for about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the broccoli, chicken, bacon and pasta to the party and stir it up.
- Add the yummy cream mixture and bring it to a boil.
- Pop that tasty dish into the oven and bake it for 10 minutes. After 10, sprinkle the panko/parmesan mixture evenly across the top. Cook it for another 10-15 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Want it extra crispy? 10-15 seconds under the broiler should do the trick. Enjoy!
No Dutch oven? No problem! Once the cream
has been added you can transfer everything to a 9”
by 11” baking dish and pop it in the oven.
