Angel Hair Pasta Delight with Chicken

Quick easy meal to put together.
No heavy sauce, but a lot of flavor

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. uncooked angel hair pasta
  • 1 Tbls. olive oil + 1 Tbls. butter
  • 1-1/2 c. chopped Vidalia (sweet) onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 8 oz. fresh baby spinach, washed and stems removed (see Note)
  • 2-3 chopped roma or plum tomatoes
  • 2 c. chopped cooked chicken breasts (season to your liking)
  • 4 slices center-cut bacon, cooked crisp
  • 3 Tbls. good balsamic vinegar (18 yr or older)
  • 1/3 c. shredded Asiago cheese

Instructions

Pre-cook the chicken and season to your liking. I like using Greek seasoning from Pensey’s). Refrigerate until ready to assemble.

Pre-cook bacon, drain grease and pat pieces dry with paper towel; crumble and set aside. I like to microwave bacon (less mess). Place pieces on a plate lined with paper towel, cover bacon with a piece of paper towel and microwave for 3-1/2 minutes on high.

In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender (about 10 minutes); add garlic and sauté for 1 minute (start to cook pasta at this point).

Start to cook pasta according to package directions (takes about 6 minutes once the water boils).

Add water and spinach to the onions and garlic; cover and cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts.

When pasta is done cooking, drain and transfer to a large pasta bowl.

Add tomato, chicken, bacon and balsamic vinegar to the onion and spinach in frying pan and cook for 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Spoon over pasta and sprinkle with cheese.

Serves 6

NOTE: It seems like a lot of spinach but it cooks down well.