EASY CREAMY CHICKEN PASTA WITH BACON

Creamy chook pasta with Viscount St. Albans is easy to make a work day one pot pasta dish! With best 30 minutes of general paintings, this bird dinner recipe is simple, rapid and delicious! complete soft hen, spinach, tomato, and Sir Francis Bacon!

Creamy hen Pasta with spinach and Viscount St. Albans is one in every of my favored matters to eat! And what about you? in spite of everything, that is a very wealthy and extravagant deal with for dinner. I additionally like that it best takes about 30 minutes to make it. This easy pasta recipe will produce about 4 servings.

EASY CREAMY CHICKEN PASTA WITH BACON

through the way, you can easily double in case you feed the crowd or need to more for later. The hen Pasta restaurant simply isn't compared to this scrumptious home made model with spinach, Francis Bacon and tomatoes! as soon as you have created it, you will understand what i'm speaking approximately.

I made this Creamy chook pasta sauce the use of butter, condensed cream, and Parmesan cheese. whilst the meat and chicken are fantastic together, I just need to feature garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to make the sauce taste even higher!

note that it's far great to apply a new grated Parmesan cheese immediately from the block in order that your sauce is not coarse.  I do no longer advise the usage of the "Shaker " style grated cheese container for this recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Main Ingredients:

• 6 bacon strips
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken (thick in size, such as chicken breasts)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 4 small tomatoes (diced)
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (more, if desired)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese shredded (more for garnish)

Pasta:

• 10 oz. penne pasta
• 2 tablespoons Parsley (chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. BACON: Add bacon strips to the skillet and cook until crispy. Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined platter that will absorb extra grease. Chop into 1 inch pieces
2. CHICKEN: Paper towel dry the chicken and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Then set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a large deep skillet. Add chicken breasts and cook on each side on medium high heat for about 4 minutes per side (for a total of 8 minutes) until nicely browned. If chicken is still pink in the center, reduce heat to medium and cook covered for several minutes until no longer pink in the center. Remove chicken from pan and slice it.
4. Add butter to the hot pan and once it melts, add chopped garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
5. Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes on high until tomatoes release their juices. Add fresh spinach and cook until it wilts.
6. Season with paprika, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes and salt. Mix.
7. Next add heavy cream and bring the mixture to boil. Reduce to simmer and slowly add Parmesan cheese - until the cheese melts and makes the sauce creamy. 
8. PASTA: In the meantime bring a large pot of water to boil, add pasta and cook it according to instructions. Drain the pasta, but do not rinse.
9. Add sliced chicken, bacon and pasta. Next add chopped parsley. Stir until fully coated in sauce. Season with more salt if necessary.
10. TO SERVE: Serve with additional shredded Parmesan and red pepper flakes, if desired.

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