Quick Chicken, Pancetta, Leek and Courgette Pasta Sauce

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    657
based on 29 ratings

A quick sauce for pasta using crème fraiche, white wine and lemon juice which compliments the other ingredients and makes for an easy midweek meal. Serve with freshly cooked pasta and grated parmesan.

recipe updated May 5, 2025

Ingredients

  • Leek icon
    Leek
    1
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Pancetta icon
    Pancetta
    65 g
  • Chicken breast icon
    Chicken breast
    600 g
  • Zucchini icon
    Zucchini
    2
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    4 sprigs
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    50 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Shallot icon
    Shallot
    1
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    3 tablespoons
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • White wine icon
    White wine
    120 ml
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche
    220 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    2 ½ tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl

Step preview

  1. Attach the Stir Tool and Stir Assist Clip
  2. Add olive oil to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  3. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  4. Heat with splashguard fitted until hot - approx 2 min, 120°C
  5. Then add shallot, leek, garlic clove and pancetta to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  6. Cook with splashguard fitted - 4 min, 120°C, Stir 2
  7. Then add chicken breast to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  8. Cook with splashguard fitted until softened - approx 3 min, 120°C, Stir 3
  9. Then add zucchini, all purpose flour, fresh thyme and salt & pepper to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  10. Cook with splashguard fitted until combined - approx 4 min, 120°C, Stir 3
  11. Then add white wine to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  12. Cook with splashguard fitted - 2 min, 140°C, Stir 3
  13. Then add crème fraîche, lemon juice and parmesan cheese to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  14. Cook with splashguard fitted until thickened - approx 2 min, 105°C, Stir 1
  15. Serve
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