Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Recipes. (Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce). This cheesy white sauce is perfect for any pasta but works best with spaghetti or cavatappi. I favor butcher bacon as it's the best bacon on the planet! Kids attacked the leftover pasta and ate the bacon and sun-dried tomatoes before I was able to get a photo!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti

4 (5 ounce) skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

pounded to an even thickness

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

or to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 slices bacon

½ (8 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil

drained and chopped

4 cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 pinch red pepper flakes

or more as needed

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon cornstarch

2 cups chicken broth

1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add spaghetti and a liberal amount of salt to the boiling water and cook stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite about 10 minutes. Drain pasta and transfer to a large serving bowl. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.

Step 2

While pasta is cooking coat chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned about 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken and chop into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.

Step 4

Add bacon to the same pan and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and cut into small pieces.

Step 5

Add sun-dried tomatoes garlic basil and red pepper flakes to the bacon fat and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken and bacon and reduce heat to just above a simmer. Stir in milk and cornstarch. Add chicken broth mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese; stir and simmer until well mixed and cheeses have melted.

Step 6

Slowly add 1/2 cup pasta water to the sauce; stir and allow the sauce to thicken up to desired consistency adding more pasta water as needed. Pour sauce over pasta to serve.

Nutritional Information

Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 490.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 36.1g 72%

Carbohydrates: 49.7g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 3.7g

Fat: 15.7g 24%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 74.7mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 496.7IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 18.7mg 144%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 15mg 25%

Folate: 143.6mcg 36%

Calcium: 398.8mg 40%

Iron: 3.1mg 17%

Magnesium: 71.1mg 25%

Potassium: 582.4mg 16%

Sodium: 1074.5mg 43%

Thiamin: 0.7mg 69%

Calories From Fat: 141.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.