Recipe: Perfect Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta

Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta.

You can cook Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta

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

Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta instructions

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!!.