Chicken Bacon Pasta Spinach and Tomatos in garlic cream sauce

Name: How to cook Chicken Bacon Pasta Spinach and Tomatos in garlic cream sauce - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

cindybear

Chicken Bacon Pasta Spinach and Tomatos in garlic cream sauce

A Facebook friend tagged me on this recipe from https://juliasalbum.com. It is budget friendly, feeds 4-6. Smells fantastic and can be ready in 30 minutes. Family approved! Take a few minutes to prep and measure and this comes together in a flash. I added a salad and garlic toast.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-6 servings

Cooking time :

20 minutes

2 tablespoons

olive oil

1 lb

chicken (breasts or tenderloins sliced in thin strips or sliced and cubed)

1 teaspoon

paprika

1 teaspoon

Italian seasoning

medium chopped tomatoes

5 ounce

bag baby spinach

garlic cloves minced

small onion chopped

1/4 teaspoon

red pepper flakes

bacon strips cooked drained and chopped

1 1/3 cups

heavy cream

1 1/3 cups

Parmesan cheese shredded

10 ounces

penne pasta

1/2 cup

parmasan cheese shredded for serving

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In large pot bring 6 quarts salted water to a boil. Add pasta,cook to al dente. Drain,rinse with cold water,drain again.

* Step 2

Heat olive oil in large skillet on high heat until hot. Add chicken cook on one side for 1 minute. While it cooks sprinkle paprika and italian seasoning on uncooked sides. Flip chicken pieces over, cook on high for another minute. Reduce heat to medium, flip chicken pieces over. Cover and cook several minutes until no longer pink. Remove from pan and keep warm.

* Step 3

To the same pan (but without chicken), add chopped tomatoes, spinach, garlic, onion, crushed red oepper flakes, 1/3 if the chicken and half the bacon. Mix everything. Cover and let cook a few minutes till spinach is cooked.

* Step 4

Add heavy cream. Let it come to a boil then add shredded parmesan cheese. Reduce to simmer and stir until cheese melts and sauce is creamy, no more than 2 minutes Remove from heat. Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper as needed.