Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce recipe
All Recipes Main Dish Recipes Pasta Spaghetti Recipes Chicken
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
Nutrition Info
- 490.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 49.7 gcholesterol: 74.7 mgfat: 15.7 gfiber: 2.8 gprotein: 36.1 gsaturatedFat: 6.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 1074.5 mgsugar: 3.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chicken Spaghetti with White Sauce
Directions
-
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.
While pasta is cooking, coat chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
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.
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.
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.
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.