Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta

Name: Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb bacon sliced; 2 chicken boobs, diced; 1 onion, diced; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp black pepper; I tsp crushed red pepper; 9 oz bag of spinach; 2 cups chicken stock; 4 cups whole milk; 1 lb spaghetti; 1/2 cup pesto; 1 cup shaved parmasan

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

Nyack, NY

One pot, and simple for a weeknight. Makes enough for leftovers. Reheat with a splash of milk to keep it creamy.

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

Nyack, NY

One pot, and simple for a weeknight. Makes enough for leftovers. Reheat with a splash of milk to keep it creamy.

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Ingredients

1 lbbacon sliced
2chicken boobs, diced
1onion, diced
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspblack pepper
I tsp crushed red pepper
9 ozbag of spinach
2 cupschicken stock
4 cupswhole milk
1 lbspaghetti
1/2 cuppesto
1 cupshaved parmasan

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Steps

1

In a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat cook the bacon until beginning to crisp.
2

Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and turn the heat up to high. Add the chicken and brown.
3

Remove the chicken and add to the bacon. Cook off whatever liquid remains in the pot until it's bacon grease again.
4

Reduce heat to medium and add the onions and cook 2min until starting to show color
5

Add the salt, pepper, red pepper, and garlic. Cook until stuff begins to brown and stick to the bottom of the pot.
6

Add the spinach
7

Cook until the spinach is wilted
8

Add the stock and cream. Bring to a simmer
9

Add the noodles and turn heat to low. Cook covered, but continuing to stir the noodles for 10 min.
10

Add the pesto and parmasan. Stir into the sauce
11

Add the bacon and chicken and stir into the noodles. Turn the heat off and cover. Clean dishes up while the chicken reheats.