Best Recipe Tuscan Chicken Pasta

• YIELDS: 4 SERVINGS

• PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 20 minutes

• COOK TIME: 0 HOURS 25 minutes

• TOTAL TIME: 0 HOURS 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 12 oz. spaghetti or angel hair

• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

• 3 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 pounds)

• Kosher salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 6 slices bacon

• 2 cloves garlic

• 2 c. diced tomatoes (fresh or canned)

• 3 c. baby spinach

• 1/2 c. heavy cream

• 1/3 c. freshly grated parmesan

• Freshly torn basil, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

• In a giant pot of preserved boiling water, cook food in keeping with package directions till hard. Drain, reserving one cup food water.
• Meanwhile, during a giant frying pan over medium-high heat, heat oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook till golden and not pink within, regarding eight minutes per aspect. Let rest ten minutes, then thinly slice.
• Meanwhile, within the same frying pan, cook bacon over medium heat till tender, 8 minutes. Drain on a paper towel–lined plate, then chop. Pour off 1/2 the fat from frying pan.
• Add garlic, tomatoes, and spinach to frying pan and cook over medium heat till sweet and slightly limp, 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then add cream, Parmesan, and 1/2 cup of reserved food water. Simmer five minutes.
• Add done food and toss till totally coated, then add chicken and bacon and toss till combined. (For a looser sauce, stir within a lot of reserved food water.)
• Garnish with basil before serving.

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