Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken, spinach & bacon pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken, spinach & bacon pasta using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta:
- Take 17 oz bag dry spaghetti or spaghetini (any long pasta I'm sure will do)
- Prepare 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Take 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- Prepare Salt and pepper
- Take 6 slices bacon
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic chopped
- Take 2 cups diced tomatoes (canned or fresh), I used canned diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning already in them
- Prepare 3 cups fresh baby spinach (or 1/2 box or bag of frozen leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed)
- Prepare 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Take 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Take 1/2 cup reserved pasta water gathered before you drain the pasta
Arrange the chicken over the spinach and then sprinkle with the diced tomato and green onions. Stir in flour, then add milk all at once. Stir in drained spinach and pimiento and mix together. Spoon spinach mixture over chicken and sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture.
Steps to make Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta:
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta according to directions. Save your water from here before you dump your pasta to drain
- Meanwhile in a large skillet, heat the oil, season the chicken breast on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken over medium high heat 4-5 minutes per side until cooked through. Move the cooked chicken to a cutting board and cut into slices
- In a second skillet, cook bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, then chop into pieces of just crumble it… Your choice
- Pour off half the bacon fat back into the larger skillet. Over medium heat - add garlic, tomatoes, and spinach and season with salt and pepper. Stir well to combine. Add heavy cream, Parmesan, and 1/2 cup pasta water. Stir again then let simmer 5 minutes or so
- Add the spaghetti and toss until fully coated. Add chicken and bacon and toss again to mix. Serve sprinkled with additional Parmesan if desired. Enjoy!!
Stir in drained spinach and pimiento and mix together. Spoon spinach mixture over chicken and sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture. In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add some butter, onion, garlic, and red pepper to pan and sautee until onion is soft. Next, add some cream, cream cheese, chicken broth, and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer until thicker.
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