Ingredients
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3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, Sliced into strips
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2 tablespoons olive oil, seperated
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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10 slices bacon, crispy and crumbled, seperated
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1/2 lb penne pasta
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4 large garlic cloves, chopped
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3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato, drained and chopped, seperated
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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1 cup chicken stock
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1 cup fat-free half-and-half, warmed
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1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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3 ounces fresh Baby Spinach
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3 tablespoons pine nuts
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1 medium shallot, aprox 1/2 cup, chopped
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1 key lime, squeezeed
Instructions
- Drizzle chicken with 1 tbls olive oil then sprinkle with salt and pepper, squeeze key lime over chicken.
- Flip over a few times to mix marinade with chicken -- set aside.
- Cook bacon -- set aside.
- Get water heating for pasta.
- In large saute pan heat 1 tbls of the Olive Oil add Shallots and Garlic.
- Saute for 1-2 minutes then add 3/4 cup of the Sun Dried Tomatoes.
- Add chicken and cook till done.
- Mix corn starch with chicken stock and slowly stir into chicken mixture then add warm half and half. Add cayenne pepper.
- Cook for 3 minutes or untill sauce is thickened. (add water if necessary).
- Place pasta in boiling water and cook acording to package .
- Add baby spinach to sauce and stir occasionally until wilted.
- Place pasta in large serving dish add sauce and toss.
- Top with pine nuts and two strips of crumbled bacon and two tablespoons of red peppers.