Chicken Tomato Alfredo Farfalle (Bowties)

prep time:: 10 min
total time:: 35 min

Makes 4-6 servings

This is a delicious dish I made up after having a meal that had a couple of similar components at a restaurant... Truthfully, my family and I like my version better :o) Serves four and is an easy, delicious recipe that’s sure to please! This is the super-fast way to make this dinner, you can create your own Alfredo sauce to use and dice your own tomatoes and such if you’d rather.

ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, trimmed and diced
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 jar of Alfredo sauce (brands don’t matter)
Salt
Pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1 box Farfalle (bowtie) pasta
Shredded (not grated) parmesan cheese
8 strips ready-serve bacon

directions

1
Start by salting and oiling water for the pasta. Dice the chicken while waiting for the water to boil. Add about 1 1/2 tsp of olive oil to a medium/large skillet and add the chicken. Cook the chicken through, sprinkling on half of the garlic powder and half of the Italian seasoning. Make sure to cook the chicken on medium high heat so that the chicken browns nicely, which is a large part of the flavor for the sauce.
2
When the water boils, add the pasta and cook according to box directions, or al dente. Make sure to salt the water if you haven’t already.
3
Add the jar of alfredo sauce to the cooked chicken skillet and reduce heat to mediu, stirring thoroughly.
4
When bubbles rise in the sauce, add the can of diced tomatoes and the remaining Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Stir well and let it simmer for about ten minutes.
5
While that’s simmering, place 8 strips of ready-serve bacon onto a paper towel in the microwave. Don’t follow the box instructions, microwave for one minute ten seconds and then let the bacon sit for 5 minutes outside of the microwave.
6
Drain the cooked pasta and pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the chicken tomato alfredo sauce and mix well.
7
Spoon pasta onto dishes, sprinking 1/4 cup shredded fresh Parmesan and two crumbled strips of bacon onto each plate before serving.