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Chicken Spinach and Bacon Alfredo Pasta
Crispy oven-baked bacon, golden pan-seared chicken, and wilted spinach folded into a Parmesan Alfredo sauce made with half the usual butter. Ready in 25 minutes, one skillet, no baking dish required.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Main Ingredients:
- 6 bacon strips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound chicken, (boneless and skinless)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, more, if desired
- salt
Alfredo Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 garlic cloves, (chopped)
- 10 oz. package of fresh spinach
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper
- 1.5 cup Parmesan cheese (grated), (more for garnish)
Pasta:
- 8 oz. penne pasta
Instructions
Cook bacon
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Arrange bacon strips and bake for 15 minutes.
- Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined platter that will absorb extra grease. Crumble the bacon once it's cool enough.
Cook chicken
- Paper towel dry chicken breasts, season with Italian seasoning and salt and set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter to a preheated large deep 12 inch skillet.
- Add chicken breasts and cook on each side on medium high heat 3-4 minutes until nicely browned (for a total of 6-8 minutes).
- If chicken is still pink in the center, reduce heat to medium and cook covered for several minutes until no longer pink in the center.
- Remove chicken from the pan and cut it into strips.
Cook garlic and spinach
- Add 2 more tablespoons of butter to the skillet, add chopped garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until browned and fragrant.
- Next add fresh spinach and cook until it wilts, about 2 more minutes.
Make Alfredo sauce
- Add heavy cream and bring the mixture to a boil. Add paprika, salt and pepper; and reduce to simmer.
- Slowly add Parmesan cheese - until the cheese melts and makes the sauce thicker. Add more cheese to reach desired thickness.
Cook pasta
- Bbring a large pot of water to boil, add pasta and cook it according to instructions. Drain the pasta, but do not rinse.
Combine everything
- Add chicken strips and crumbled bacon to the sauce. Taste the sauce and season with more salt and pepper if necessary.
- Next, add pasta and stir until pasta is fully coated in sauce.
Serve
- Sprinkle with additional grated Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Spinach and Bacon Alfredo Pasta
Amount per Serving
Calories
897
% Daily Value*
Fat
73
g
112
%
Saturated Fat
35
g
219
%
Cholesterol
252
mg
84
%
Sodium
542
mg
24
%
Potassium
889
mg
25
%
Carbohydrates
49
g
16
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
41
g
82
%
Vitamin A
8510
IU
170
%
Vitamin C
22.9
mg
28
%
Calcium
313
mg
31
%
Iron
4.2
mg
23
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
