Creamy Chicken And Bacon Pasta
If you are a fan of Pasta Alfredo and Marry Me Chicken, you are in for a wonderful surprise! This Creamy Chicken And Bacon Pasta combines the best of the two dishes! Tasty creamy sauce with sun-dried tomatoes coating the pasta with shredded chicken and crispy bacon is exactly the type of comfort food that needs to be enjoyed after a busy day at work!
Ingredients
- 180 g pasta like spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle
- 150 g bacon smoked or unsmoked
- 150 g chicken breast or thighs boneless and skinless
- 1 garlic clove thinly sliced
- 1 small brown onion finely chopped
- 100 ml double (heavy) cream
- 40 g sundried tomatoes cut into strips (optional)
- 30 g parmesan finely grated
- 2 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a large dry frying pan until browned and crispy. Take it out of the pan and set it aside for later. When cool enough to handle, cut it up into small pieces (kitchen scissors work very well for this job).
- To the same pan, add a tablespoon of oil and heat on medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs and season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes on each side to sear completely. Then reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 8-10 minutes, until fully cooked through.
- When the chicken is cooked through, place it on a chopping board or a plate and cover it with a sheet of foil to keep it warm. Reserve the pan.
- Cook the pasta following the instructions on the packet, but reduce the length of cooking by about 1 minute (the pasta will finish cooking in the sauce). Before you drain the pasta, make sure to reserve 100ml of starchy pasta water for the sauce.
- To the same frying pan that the chicken has cooked in, add a tablespoon of oil (if you have chicken juices in the pan, you may skip the oil). Add the garlic and onion and sautee on low-medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the double (heavy) cream, starchy pasta water, sundried tomatoes and half of the parmesan cheese. Stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- In the meantime, shred the chicken into bite-size pieces. Add the chicken pieces and half of the bacon to the sauce.
- Add the drained pasta and mix to coat. Simmer for another minute.
- Serve the chicken and bacon pasta garnished with parsley, the rest of the bacon pieces and parmesan on the side!
Nutrition
Calories: 847kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 56gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 1958mgPotassium: 1510mgFiber: 7gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1475IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 341mgIron: 4mg
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