Chicken Bacon Pasta With Spinach Tomatoes In Garlic Cream Sauce Recipe 425

CHICKEN & BACON PASTA WITH SPINACH & TOMATOES IN GARLIC CREAM SAUCE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil until hot, in a large skillet . Add chicken and cook on one side on high heat for 1 minute. While it cooks, sprinkle the uncooked sides of the chicken with paprika and Italian seasoning. Flip the chicken over, and cook on the other side for 1 minute on high heat. Reduce heat to medium, flip chicken over again and cook, covered, for several minutes until no longer pink in the center. Remove chicken from the pan and keep chicken warm. To the same pan (but without chicken), add chopped tomatoes, spinach, garlic, crushed red pepper, 1/3 of the chicken (sliced into small strips) and half the bacon (it should be already cooked and drained of fat). Stir until well mixed. Add half and half and bring to boil, add grated Parmesan cheese: Reduce to simmer and stir, until the cheese melts and the sauce is creamy, only about 1 minute (at most 2 minutes). Remove from heat. Season with more crushed red pepper and salt, if needed. In the mean time, cook pasta according to package instructions. Add cooked pasta to the skillet with the sauce. Add remaining half of baon (already cooked and drained of fat). Season with more salt if necessary. Slice the remaining 2/3 of chicken into thin strips. To serve, top the pasta with chicken strips and grated Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN & BACON WITH PENNE PASTA IN A CREAMY GARLIC TOMATO S

Steps:

• Cook the pasta, drain and set aside.
• Pan fry the chicken and bacon in a little olive oil until cooked and set aside.
• Saute the onions and garlic in a little olive oil until tender.
• Add the diced tomatoes and heat through.
• Add the chicken stock and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
• Return the Chicken and Bacon to the pan and heat through.
• Add the cream and bring it all to a simmer.
• Add the cheese and stir through until melted.
• Toss the pasta through the sauce and heat.
• Add the spinach and then turn the heat off so it wilts.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• ENJOY!