Creamy Broccoli, Chicken, and Bacon Pasta

Ingredients

• Broccoli

  Cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

  3 cup, chopped or 468g

• Bacon

  Pork, cured, cooked, pan-fried

  8 strip cooked or 64g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 ⅓ lb or 605g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  ¾ cup, fluid or 179g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  1 cup or 80g

• Gruyere cheese

  1 cup, shredded or 108g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  16 oz or 454g

• Nonfat milk

  Fluid, with added vitamin a and vitamin d (fat free or skim)

  ½ cup or 123g

Directions

1. Bring a pot of water to boil with a steam tray. Add broccoli, cover, and steam for 4-5 minutes. Rinse under cold water and set aside.
2. Cook bacon in a pan over medium heat until desired crispiness. Drain on paper towels, chop, and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper. Cook chicken breast on high heat for 2 to 4 minutes on each side, until browned, then remove the skillet from heat and keep the chicken covered to continue cooking it in its own steam until no longer pink. Remove chicken from the skillet. You can also use pre-cooked chicken. Cut chicken into thin slices.
4. Add minced garlic to the skillet. Add cream and milk, bring to boil. Add cheese and stir until it completely melts.
5. Cook pasta according to instructions. Drain.
6. Add cooked pasta, bacon, and broccoli. Season with salt and pepper. Add sliced chicken. Serve.

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