PENNE PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS, BACON AND CHICKEN
This is a creation I made today for lunch, with my husband. I've tasted something similar at a lovely place in Burbank, California, that we used to go to years ago. I've been dreaming of making this for days, and today was the day to do it.
Here's the recipe:
1/2 box Penne pasta
I pot of boiling water
4 pieces of bacon, diced into large chunks
1 cup rotisserie chicken cut up (or 1 breast of chicken cooked and cut up)
1/4 cup julienned sun dried tomatoes in olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bunch of washed asparagus, diced
Sauce:
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup cream (I cheated and used plain unflavored coffee creamer)
salt and pepper:
Garnish:
1 small bunch of basil, julienned
Parmesan cheese, grated
1 Roma tomato, diced
METHOD:
Begin by pouring hot water into a large pot. Add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and add the Penne pasta. Cook according to the package directions, for 2 minutes less than the directions say. Drain when done and add to the sauce.
In a large frying pan, cook the bacon (do not drain the grease). Add the asparagus before the bacon is fully cooked, and stir. Then stir in the sun dried tomatoes, and garlic. Then add the cooked chicken. When the asparagus is still firm/tender, add the wine and cream, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 - 2 minutes. Add the pasta and serve with a garnish of fresh tomato, Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
Serves two huge bowls or four small bowls.
There were no leftovers today, we cleaned it up between the two of us!
