Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce

Name: Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce
Yield: 4
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 tablespoon crushed red pepper; 6 bacon strips, 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

Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce was pinched from <a href="http://juliasalbum.com/2015/02/chicken-and-bacon-pasta-with-spinach-and-tomatoes-in-garlic-cream-sauce/" target="_blank">juliasalbum.com.</a>

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 tablespoon crushed red pepper

•

6 bacon strips, 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

Go To Recipe

review

►