Valentines Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 strips bacon, cooked, chopped
• 5 oz spinach
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 cups half and half
• 1 ¼ cups rotini pasta, cooked
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tomatoes, diced

Directions

1. Cook bacon and pasta first. Set pasta aside and chop bacon.
2. In a big pot, heat oil then add chicken and garlic. Cook thoroughly on medium heat. Add tomatoes, then after about a minute or two, add spinach. Let spinach shrink to a more manageable size before adding the half and half, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese.
3. Turn heat to medium-low and stir continuously (to prevent curdling) until the cheese is melted. Add bacon bits and parsley.
4. Turn heat off and mix in pasta. Let sit for a minute and let the cream sauce thicken a bit before mixing again and serving.