Recipe: 2021 Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta

Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta. Then treat yourself to THIS Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pasta! 😉 - Nagi xx. For all those days when nothing but a creamy pasta will do! This one is loaded with all the essential food groups - chicken, bacon, cream and parmesan.

Sauté bacon in a saucepan or medium wok until slightly crispy. Set aside half of the bacon for Add chicken breast and sauté until cooked through. Add all-purpose cream, water or stock, and cream cheese. You can have Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta

1. You need 1 lb of bacon sliced.
2. You need 2 of chicken boobs, diced.
3. You need 1 of onion, diced.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
6. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
7. Prepare of I tsp crushed red pepper.
8. It's 9 oz of bag of spinach.
9. It's 2 cups of chicken stock.
10. You need 4 cups of whole milk.
11. You need 1 lb of spaghetti.
12. Prepare 1/2 cup of pesto.
13. You need 1 cup of shaved parmasan.

Mix until all the ingredients are well. Creamy chicken pasta with spinach and bacon is one of my favorite things to eat! After all, it's a very rich and indulgent treat for dinner. This creamy chicken and pesto pasta is one of those easy weeknight meals that tastes amazing yet doesn't take a ton of time to pull together.

Creamy Pesto Bacon Chicken Pasta instructions

1. In a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat cook the bacon until beginning to crisp..
2. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and turn the heat up to high. Add the chicken and brown..
3. Remove the chicken and add to the bacon. Cook off whatever liquid remains in the pot until it's bacon grease again..
4. Reduce heat to medium and add the onions and cook 2min until starting to show color.
5. Add the salt, pepper, red pepper, and garlic. Cook until stuff begins to brown and stick to the bottom of the pot..
6. Add the spinach.
7. Cook until the spinach is wilted.
8. Add the stock and cream. Bring to a simmer.
9. Add the noodles and turn heat to low. Cook covered, but continuing to stir the noodles for 10 min..
10. Add the pesto and parmasan. Stir into the sauce.
11. Add the bacon and chicken and stir into the noodles. Turn the heat off and cover. Clean dishes up while the chicken reheats..

It's made with a store-bought pesto, cream, and parmesan cheese which makes it so quick and flavorful! Add pasta and pesto to the skillet. Stir in cream, and cook until the sauce is thickened. Adjust salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, and serve with freshly grated Parmesan. This Pesto Chicken Pasta has tender browned chicken in a creamy pesto sauce served with pasta and tomatoes.