Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a creamy pasta dish full of garlic, tomatoes, spinach, bacon, and Parmesan cheese. It’s a restaurant quality meal that’s easy to make at home.

 
It can be on the table in about 30 minutes. Tuscan Chicken Pasta is full of Mediterranean flavors which are some of my favorites. Even though it’s a cream-based sauce, not a tomato sauce, there’s both diced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes for extra flavor.
HOW TO MAKE TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA:

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Be sure to save some of the cooking liquid when you drain it.
Cook the bacon. While the water for the pasta comes to a boil, cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet. Set the bacon aside, leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the skillet. Cook the chicken. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning and cook it in the bacon grease until cooked through. Let cool 10 minutes and then slice it.
Make the sauce. Cook the garlic, diced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes for a few minutes. Then add the heavy cream and resevred pasta liquid and simmer. Add the parmesan, spianch, and crushed red pepper flakes.
Check for seasoning and mix in the pasta, chicken, and bacon.

 
IS THIS DISH SPICY"
Half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes adds a moderate amount of heat. Adjust the amount up or down for more or less spice.
RECIPE TIPS:
Shrimp or scallops can be used instead of chicken.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3 to 4 da...