Dice the chicken into small cubes. Slice the onion. Add to a large casserole dish
Peel and dice the kumara, add to the casserole dish
Add the frozen mixed vegetables to the casserole dish
Add the chicken soup mix and cream to a small bowl, whisk with a fork to combine. Add to the casserole dish and stir to coat the chicken and vegetables
Cover the casserole dish with a lid or tinfoil. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the lid for the last 10 minutes of cook time to brown the chicken up and simmer the juices down
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil (preparation to cook the pasta)
Dice the chicken breast, slice the onion and crush the garlic cloves, season with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a frying pan and brown the chicken, onion and garlic for 6-8 minutes.
Add the carbonara sauce to the frying pan, stir and simmer the chicken uncovered for 10-15 minutes
Add the pasta to the saucepan of boiling water. Cover and simmer for 8 minutes, add the frozen mixed vegetables, cover and continue to simmer until the vegetables are cooked. Drain the water once cooked
Combine the cooked chicken with the pasta and vegetables. Toss to coat in the carbonara sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil (preparation to cook the penne pasta)
Peel and dice the pumpkin and cook in a large saucepan of water for 20 mins; until soft
Slice the onion and crush the garlic cloves
Add the butter to a large frying pan, add the bacon pieces, onion and garlic and brown for 6-8 mins Add the penne pasta to the saucepan of boiling water and cook for 8-10 mins, drain the water once cooked
Add the chicken stock powder, dried mixed herbs, flour and garlic powder to a bowl and mix with 1c of water
Drain the water from the cooked pumpkin and mash until smooth, add the liquid from step 6 to the pumpkin and continue to mash until smooth
Add the pumpkin to the frying pan and stir to mix with the bacon
Add the cream to the frying pan and stir to mix with the bacon and pumpkin.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 mins Slice and steam the green beans for 8-10 mins
Add the cooked penne pasta to the frying pan and stir to coat in the pumpkin mixture, the pasta will absorb the liquid
