Description
Creamy, indulgent marry me chicken pasta brings Italian-inspired romance to dinner tables with irresistible bacon and parmesan. Savory flavors and luxurious sauce promise to enchant you through every delectable bite of this comforting meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Proteins:
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 8 ounces (226 grams) bacon
Pasta and Flour:
- 1 pound (454 grams) penne pasta
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) all-purpose flour
Sauce and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) chicken broth
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup (150 grams) tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Prepare a generously salted water bath for the penne, cooking until perfectly al dente. Strategically set aside a modest quantity of pasta water for potential sauce modification.
- Transform bacon into crisp, miniature fragments by rendering in a skillet over medium-high heat until golden and crunchy. Extract bacon onto paper towels, preserving the flavorful rendered fat.
- Transform chicken breasts into uniform bite-sized morsels. Embellish with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Delicately dust each piece with flour to encourage a gorgeous caramelized exterior. Sauté in bacon-seasoned skillet at medium-high temperature, achieving golden perfection within 3-4 minutes per side. Execute in batches to prevent overcrowding.
- Introduce minced garlic and chicken broth into the identical skillet, meticulously liberating the caramelized culinary remnants. Allow a brief simmer to harmonize flavors.
- Incorporate heavy cream and tomatoes, permitting gentle transformation for approximately two minutes until tomatoes soften and release their inherent essence.
- Reunite crispy bacon and golden chicken within the sauce. Gently intermingle and allow a brief simmer, enabling flavor integration and sauce thickening. Maintain chicken’s succulence.
- Conclude by integrating freshly grated parmesan. Enrobe pasta with the luxurious sauce, utilizing reserved pasta water if necessary for achieving ideal consistency. Calibrate seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
Notes
- Pasta Perfection: Always cook pasta al dente to maintain a slight bite and prevent mushiness, ensuring the best texture in your final dish.
- Bacon Brilliance: Save the bacon grease for extra flavor depth, adding richness to the sauce and enhancing the overall taste profile.
- Flour Power: Lightly coating chicken in flour creates a delicate golden crust that helps seal in moisture and adds a subtle crunch to each bite.
- Sauce Salvation: Reserved pasta water is a secret weapon for adjusting sauce consistency, helping to create a silky, clingy sauce that coats every noodle perfectly.
- Dietary Flexibility: Swap heavy cream for Greek yogurt or coconut cream to make the dish lighter or dairy-free, maintaining the creamy texture while catering to different dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 620 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg