There's nothing complicated about this Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pasta recipe, but it's everything you could want when we need a comforting.
This dish is packed full of everything we love when we're having a rough day, or when we really just want some classic flavor combinations: penne pasta.
A creamy garlic cheese sauce to carry the taste of each.
Ingredients of Creamy chicken and bacon pasta
- It's 1 of package of bacon.
- Prepare 1 box of favorite pasta (i used rotini) 16oz.
- You need 3 of chicken breasts (depending on size).
- You need 2 can of cream of chicken soup (10 3/4 oz each).
- It's dash of chicken bullion.
- Prepare of salt & pepper.
- Prepare dash of soy sauce.
- It's 1 of drizzle of mustard.
- Prepare dash of garlic salt.
- Prepare dash of dried basil.
Creamy chicken and bacon pasta instructions
- Prepare the chicken: cut into strips, toss in a bowl. Add soy sauce, mustard, chicken bullion powder, garlic salt, salt, pepper, and basil. mix well with hands,, making sure you cover all the chicken. Set aside..
- Cut the bacon lengthwise into small chunks. Cook in a skillet on medium heat, until crispy, about 10-15 minutes. Reserve bacon grease. Place sheet of kitchen paper over a strainer and pour bacon grease throigh into clean container..
- In a skillet add the bacon grease, about 1/3 cup. Let it heat up on medium high heat for 1 minute. Add the chicken! Grill it and stir around for 3 minutes. Cover with lid..
- While chicken cooks. Add box of pasta to pot of cold water. Adda dash of salt. Stir. Cover and cook as directed..
- Once pasta is done. Drain and set aside. Once chicken is cooked through after another 10-15 minutes. Drain chicken skillet from any oil. Then Add bacon chips, pasta, and cans of cream of chicken. Stir well. Cover, let simmer and heat up for 5-10 minutes on low heat..
Pro tip: to thicken the sauce in this creamy chicken and bacon pasta without overcooking the chicken, I slightly undercook the pasta and then toss it with the sauce at the end for a couple of minutes. Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce. 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.
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