Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a creamy pasta dish full of garlic, tomatoes, spinach, bacon, and Parmesan cheese. It's a restaurant quality meal that's easy to make at home.
Course Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword chicken breasts, pasta
Servings 4
Ingredients
12ouncesangel hair pasta
6slicesbacon,chopped
3boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper
1teaspoondried Italian seasoning
4garlic cloves,minced
1(14.5-ounce) canpetite diced tomatoes, drained
1/3cupsun-dried tomatoes,not in oil
3/4cupheavy cream
1/2cupfreshly shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
3cupsbaby spinach
Instructions
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
Cook bacon until crispy in a large nonstick skillet. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease. Heat over medium-high heat.Season chicken with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning.
Cook chicken in bacon grease for about 5 minutes per side, or until no longer pink in the middle. Transfer to a cutting board. Let rest 10 minutes and then slice.
To the grease in the skillet, add the garlic, diced tomatoes, and sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in heavy cream and reserved pasta liquid.
Simmer for a few minutes and then stir in Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes, and spinach. Cook until spinach is wilted.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.Mix in pasta. Add sliced chicken and bacon.Serve.