Chicken Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomato

Step 1

Add chunked chicken to a small bowl and toss with black pepper, onion, and garlic powder.

Step 2

In a large skillet, add olive oil, and seasoned chicken. Cook chicken for 6 minutes over medium-low heat until internal temperatures reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.

Step 3

Bring a large pot of salted water (add 1 tablespoon of salt to 4 quarts of water) to a boil. Addpasta and cook until al dente. Drain and set aside.

Step 4

Add bacon to skillet. Cook over medium heat until crisp.

Step 5

Once bacon is crisp, remove from heat and carefully spoon out bacon and set it on a papertowel-lined plate.

Step 6

Leave bacon drippings in the skillet. Over low-medium heat, add onion and cook until tenderfor about 2 minutes.

Step 7

Add in tomatoes and spinach. Stir and cook until spinach leaves are wilted (about 1 minute).

Step 8

Return chicken, and bacon to skillet. Add in drained pasta and stir to combine all the flavors.Serve warm.