Chicken & Mushroom Spirals

Prep time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients :
1 tablespoon olive oil
20g unsalted butter
2 slices rindless bacon, cut into thin strips
2 garlic cloves, crushed
250g mushrooms, sliced
125ml dry white wine
185ml cream (whipping)
4 spring onions (scallions) chopped
1 tablespoon plain flour
2 large cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chopped
500g spiral pasta
50g grated parmesan cheese

Method:
Heat the oil and butter in a large, deep frying pan over medium heat.

Add the bacon, garlic and mushrooms and cook for 2 mins.

Add the wine and cook until the liquid has reduced by half.

Add the cream and spring onions, and bring to the boil.

Combine the flour and 60ml water until smooth.

Add to the pan and stir over the heat until the mixture boils and thickens.

Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 min.

Fold through the chicken and cook for 1 min to heat through.

Season with freshly ground black pepper.

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water, following the packet direction.

Drain, add the pasta to the sauce and toss to mix.

Sprinkle with parmesan.

Serve with a green salad.

Source : Fallow, C & Kingham, K (2005) Baby & Toddler Food, Murdoch Books Pty Ltd