For a delicious and easy weeknight dinner, make this Chicken BLT Pasta packed with flavors reminiscent of the classic sandwich
I’m bringing an easy weeknight dinner recipe to the final day of the BaconMonth party – Chicken BLT Pasta.
If you saw my brainstorming notebook for recipes for BaconMonth, you’d probably think that it was #BaconYear because you can pretty much bacon-fy so many recipes but time and time again, I kept coming back to this recipe. It’s easy to whip up – perfect for weeknights, has the flavors of the favorite sandwich and, if there are any leftovers, is fabulous for lunch the next day.
Before we go forward, can we take a moment and thank Julie from Bread Booze Bacon for organizing this event that I’m always thrilled to be a part of. She is the ultimate authority on all things bacon so this is always a fun event every August. She challenges us to think out of the box so when I started thinking of doing a BLT pasta, I knew that Julie would approve. Served with some crusty bread and this Chicken BLT Pasta will be a dinner favorite!
This easy recipe is PACKED with bacon and when I first tested this, I thought, why not add some chicken to the mix to make this a hearty dinner. Store-bought rotisserie chicken makes this easy to whip up on the fly however, you can use whatever cooked chicken you have on hand – whether it’s from leftover baked chicken breasts or if you do meal prep and have cooked chicken on hand – it’s all up to you.
I’m always a fan of peppery arugula so I used baby arugula for the lettuce component of a “BLT” but if you have spinach on hand or your favorite greens, you can use those. Fresh grape tomatoes burst and create a creamy sauce as they cook with the onions, garlic and spices and with a splash of cream and pasta water, you have an easy homemade sauce. Some fresh basil and parmesan cheese are the final flourishes and this Chicken BLT Pasta is the perfect dinner for busy weeknights!
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Let’s see what our BaconMonth bloggers have brought to the table shall we?
