Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta
Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken, spinach & bacon pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken, spinach & bacon pasta using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta:
  1. Take 17 oz bag dry spaghetti or spaghetini (any long pasta I'm sure will do)
  2. Prepare 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  3. Prepare 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  4. Get Salt and pepper
  5. Get 6 slices bacon
  6. Take 2 cloves garlic chopped
  7. Take 2 cups diced tomatoes (canned or fresh), I used canned diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning already in them
  8. Take 3 cups fresh baby spinach (or 1/2 box or bag of frozen leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed)
  9. Get 1/2 cup heavy cream
  10. Take 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
  11. Make ready 1/2 cup reserved pasta water gathered before you drain the pasta
Instructions to make Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta:
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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!!

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