BEST CHICKEN AND BACON PASTA WITH SPINACH AND TOMATOES IN GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

BEST CHICKEN AND BACON PASTA WITH SPINACH AND TOMATOES IN GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound chicken (chicken breast or tenders)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (thyme, oregano, basil – combined)
  • 5 medium tomatoes, chopped in large cubes
  • 1 cup cooked spinach
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 (maximum 1/2 teaspoon) crushed red pepper flakes
  • 6 bacon strips, COOKED, DRAINED OF FAT, AND CHOPPED
  • 1 and 1/3 cups half and half
  • 1 and 1/3 cups Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 10 oz penne pasta (for gluten-free version, use gluten-free brown-rice penne, such as Tinkyada)
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS:

  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.
  2. 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 …
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