Creamy Chicken Penne

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  12 oz or 340g

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  4 strip or 48g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  4 breast fillet or 472g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  2 tsp or 8g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Spinach

  Raw

  2 cup or 60g

• Roma tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw. Also called Italian or plum tomato

  4 tomato or 248g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  1 cup, fluid or 238g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  1 cup or 80g

• Parsley

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 8g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  1 tsp or 0.3g

Directions

1. Prepare pasta as per package directions; drain, rinse, and set aside.
2. In a deep skillet, fry the bacon until crispy.  Remove to a paper towel to drain and chop.
3. In the same skillet, cook the chicken with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and paprika.
4. Add garlic and cook until soft.
5. Add spinach and tomatoes, and cook until spinach is wilted.
6. Add the cream and parmesan, and bring to a boil.
7. Add the penne and bacon, and stir until fully coated in sauce.  Serve with fresh parsley, parmesan, and red pepper flakes if desired.