Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta

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Someone posted this on my fb feed.. It looked really good!! And it is!! I used a 17oz bag of spaghetti. It made 6 generous servings. The spinach can be fresh.
However I used frozen leaf spinach.. But only half the frozen box or bag... Thawed and squeezed of water. Enjoy!!

Chicken, spinach & bacon pasta

Someone posted this on my fb feed.. It looked really good!! And it is!! I used a 17oz bag of spaghetti. It made 6 generous servings. The spinach can be fresh.
However I used frozen leaf spinach.. But only half the frozen box or bag... Thawed and squeezed of water. Enjoy!!

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Ingredients

  1. 17 oz bagdry spaghetti or spaghetini (any long pasta I'm sure will do)
  2. 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  3. 1 lbboneless skinless chicken breast
  4. Salt and pepper
  5. 6 slicesbacon
  6. 2 clovesgarlic chopped
  7. 2 cupsdiced tomatoes (canned or fresh), I used canned diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning already in them
  8. 3 cupsfresh baby spinach (or 1/2 box or bag of frozen leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed)
  9. 1/2 cupheavy cream
  10. 1/3 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  11. 1/2 cupreserved pasta water gathered before you drain the pasta

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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!!

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