Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon
Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, creamy pasta with chicken and bacon. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Made with cream, parmesan, chicken, bacon and garlic. I've been crowned the Queen of Creamy-Without-Cream*, but today I'm dethroning myself temporarily just so I can share this Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pasta with you without an inkling of guilt. Creamy chicken pasta with spinach and bacon is one of my favorite things to eat! After all, it's a very rich and indulgent treat for dinner.

Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy pasta with chicken and bacon using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon:
  1. Make ready 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breast cut into bite size pieces
  2. Prepare 4 slices bacon chopped
  3. Get 1 small yellow onion
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
  5. Get 3/4 cup chicken stock
  6. Get 1/2 cup heavy cream
  7. Prepare 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano
  8. Make ready Fresh chopped parsley
  9. Take 12 oz penne pasta
  10. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
  11. Get 4 Tbsp unsalted butter

In this Italian-inspired recipe, the chicken, penne pasta, and vegetables are smothered in creamy, homemade Alfredo sauce made with Parmesan cheese. Add a few slices of bacon to a chicken and pasta dish to get the salty, smoky flavor we all crave. Photo credit: Marc Matsumoto from No Recipes. Cook spaghetti as directed on package.

Instructions to make Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon:
  1. Fill a large pot with water, add a generous sprinkle of salt and bring to a boil.In a large skillet with high sides, add the bacon and cook over medium heat until it renders its fat and becomes crispy, about 3 to 5 minutes, remove to a plate with a slotted spoon and discard most of the fat leaving behind just 1 tablespoon.
  2. Add the butter and allow it to melt. Mix together the chicken with the seasoning and add it to the hot pan. - Cook it stirring it around for about 4 to 5 minutes or until all the sides of the chicken have developed some color.
  3. Add the onion and garlic and cook for about 7 minutes or until the onions become translucent. Add the stock (this is the point where you need to add the pasta to the boiling water, cook it according to package instructions and drain well.) and allow it to bubble away for about 5 to 6 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by half.
  4. Add the heavy cream along with a small pinch of salt and pepper and fresh chopped parsley, allow the cream to simmer for a couple of minutes.Add the pasta to the sauce along with the cooked bacon and parmiggiano and give everything a good stir to make sure every piece of pasta is coated in the sauce. And serve right away

Photo credit: Marc Matsumoto from No Recipes. Cook spaghetti as directed on package. Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. This creamy chicken and bacon pasta is like a big hug in a bowl. Full of cream, bacon and cheese, it's not winning any healthy eating awards, but it's yum.

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