Chicken And Bacon Pasta With Spinach And Tomatoes In Garlic Cream Sauce

Chicken And Bacon Pasta With Spinach And Tomatoes In Garlic Cream Sauce

Chicken And Bacon Pasta With Spinach And Tomatoes In Garlic Cream Sauce

Chicken pasta recipes can get boring. Not this Italian-inspired recipe! You'll fall in love with the flavors in this Chicken Pasta with Bacon, Spinach, and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce. Easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will love! Sliced chicken breast and bacon are tossed with veggies and penne pasta in a delicious, creamy, homemade alfredo sauce made with Parmesan cheese. Slow Cooker | Slow Cooker Chicken | Slow Cooker Pot Roast | Slow Cooker Beef | Slow Cooker Beef Stew | Slow Cooker Dinner | Slow Cooker Sausage | Slow Cooker Recipes Healthy

Prep time: 00:20
Cook time: 00:20
Total time: 00:40

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb chicken (chicken breasts or tenderloins)
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (thyme, oregano, basil - combined)
5 tomatoes (medium, chopped in large cubes)
And many more.

Instructions:

Step 1. In a large skillet, on high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil until hot. 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.

Next, 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 (already cooked and drained of fat). Mix everything.

Step 3, Add half and half and bring to boil. Only after half and half starts boiling, add shredded Parmesan cheese - immediately reduce to simmer and stir, while simmering, until the cheese melts and makes the sauce creamy, only about 1 minute (at most 2 minutes). Then, immediately remove from heat. Season with more crushed red pepper and salt, if needed.

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