Description
This 30 minute Tuscan Chicken Pasta is an easy and delicious weeknight meal. Packed with chicken, bacon, and flavorful sun dried tomatoes, it’s sure to be a family favorite!
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 6 pieces of thick cut bacon, cut into 1” pieces
- 1.5 lb thin cut chicken breast cut into 1″ pieces
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 8.5 oz jar julienne sun dried tomatoes, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or white wine
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz angel hair pasta, cooked
Instructions
- Before cooking the meat, set pasta water to boil so it can cook at the same time.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add chicken and cook until done, about 4 minutes.
- Remove chicken from pan, set aside.
- Add bacon, cook until browned.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add wine or chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze for an additional minute.
- Return the chicken to the pan, add milk and tomatoes and stir.
- Simmer five minutes.
- Remove from heat, immediately add cheese and stir until melted.
- Toss with pasta and serve immediately.
Notes
- Don’t skip the deglazing step, it adds so much flavor to the pasta!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: dinner
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 357
- Sugar: 4.4 g
- Sodium: 411.8 mg
- Fat: 13.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Protein: 34.2 g
- Cholesterol: 80.3 mg