Spicy Chicken Pasta with BACON

Spicy Chicken Pasta with BACON

This is a delicious pasta recipe that mom does. It’s her Spicy Chicken Pasta with BACON. Great flavors and so easy to throw together. Let me know what you think about this version and y’all enjoy.

Ingredients:

6 slices of bacon
2 cooked chicken breasts diced
2 medium onions,
1 large jalapeno seeded
1/2 can tomato paste
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes drained
1 box rigatoni pasta
6-10 basil leaves chopped
1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste.

Sauté the bacon in a large pan.
Slice the onions and jalapeno pepper thin and add to bacon along with red pepper flakes.
Cook till almost translucent.
Add the tomato paste and diced garlic and cook 3-4 minute until you have a nice reddish brown paste.
Cook pasta and add to the pan mixture (don’t discard pasta water) and stir to combine along with basil and parmesan.
Add pasta water to obtain desired consistency of sauce.