Chicken Bacon and Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce

Although simple pasta dishes have their place and sometimes just 3 or 4 ingredients combined with pasta can make up a tasty dish, there are other times when you want something more robust. This pasta recipe is filling and hearty and makes a wonderful comfort-style dinner.

It features chicken as well as bacon, and then you have fresh spinach, tomatoes and garlic. The creamy sauce is made with heavy cream and parmesan and is flavored with red pepper flakes and paprika.

Every mouthful of this amazing pasta recipe is going to put a big smile on your face. It really does offer a little bit of everything. You can serve this just as it is and you don’t need to mess around making side dishes. Leftovers are great for lunch the following day. This recipe is well worth making and you’re sure to love the rich flavors it offers.

Chicken Bacon and Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce

Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

Pasta dishes can be really expensive if you go to an Italian restaurant, but make this recipe yourself and you’re going to find it every bit as scrumptious. It’s an easy recipe to make, even if you’re a relative newcomer to making pasta dishes. This recipe will fill up and satisfy even the hungriest member of the family at the dinner table.

How to Serve It:

Considering this dish is a combination of pasta, meat and vegetables, you really don’t need to worry about side dishes. It’s a rich and filling meal-in-one. Enjoy hot, perhaps offering extra grated cheese one the side.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breasts
• Heavy whipping cream
• Bacon
• Parmesan cheese grated
• Fresh spinach
• Tomatoes
• Italian seasoning
• Olive oil
• Penne pasta
• Minced garlic
• Red pepper flakes
• Paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to make Chicken Bacon and Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce:

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat, and add the chicken. 

Season the chicken with the paprika, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. 

Cook the chicken for 4 minutes on one side and then 3 minutes on the other. Remove, and set aside. 

Reduce the heat to medium, and add the heavy whipping cream to the skillet. 

Once thickened, stir in the Parmesan cheese until it has melted. 

Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, red pepper flakes and spinach. 

Add ½ of the bacon and the chicken back to the skillet, and toss to coat well. 

Cook the noodles in boiling water to your liking and drain well. 

Toss the noodles into the sauce, and serve garnished with the remaining bacon and the shredded Parmesan cheese. 

It’s always worth having an impressive pasta recipe up your sleeve, and this one is a real showstopper! Boasting the meaty flavor of bacon and chicken, along with fresh veggies, herbs, cheese, cream, and more, this pasta dish has everything you need to be perfectly satisfying. You’ll want to make it often.

Can You Make It Ahead?

Most pasta dishes can be prepared in advance and heated up. The same is true of this one, but you can’t beat it served hot and fresh as soon as it’s ready!

Storage Instructions:

Keep leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and warm up in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.

Variations and Substitutions:

You can change this recipe as much as you like, swapping the chicken and bacon for shrimp, the spinach and tomatoes for mushrooms and green onion, or using a different kind of cheese. The great thing about pasta recipes is they’re so tweakable – you can use anything you like in there. Black olives (pitted of course) and capers would also go nicely here.