Chicken & Bacon Pasta

Name: Chicken & Bacon Pasta
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large chicken breasts; 1/2 pkg. bacon, about 8 slices; 1 small onion, chopped; 3 cups Bowtie pasta, uncooked; 1 can Italian Style tomatoes, undrained; 1 pkg. Neufchatel cheese (8 oz.); 1/2 cup water; 1/4 tsp. black pepper

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

Super easy weeknight meal!

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

Super easy weeknight meal!

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

3large chicken breasts
1/2 pkg.bacon, about 8 slices
1small onion, chopped
3 cupsBowtie pasta, uncooked
1 canItalian Style tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg.Neufchatel cheese (8 oz.)
1/2 cupwater
1/4 tsp.black pepper

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Steps

20 mins

1

Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain and set aside.
2

Meanwhile, dice bacon and cook in a large pot. Reserve bacon grease in pot; remove cooked bacon and drain in a paper towel lined bowl.
3

Chop chicken breasts into bite size chunks; add chicken and onion into pot with the bacon grease.
4

Sauté over med-high heat until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
5

Add in tomatoes, bacon, cooked pasta, water, pepper and Neufchatel cheese broken up into chunks.
6

Continue cooking on medium low until all ingredients are incorporated and cheese has melted. Enjoy!