Chicken With Blush Sauce Pasta
This is a quick pasta recipe with a delicious and easy to make blush sauce, loaded with bacon and chicken. It’s a meaty, cheesy, and incredibly delicious sauce. Fabulous for a quick weeknight dinner meal, or even a special occasion.
10 min prep time Simple, Short Ingredient List Takes 30 Minutes Delicious Comfort Food
I for one, love pasta dishes. My husband not so much, but that never stops me from making my favorite dishes, especially since they are so easy to make and because you can just throw together whatever you have in your fridge and make one delicious meal.
Ingredient Notes
Pasta: You can work with any kind of pasta but Rigatoni and Penne work best with this type of sauce and combo. Bacon: what more can I say, bacon makes everything better. I do prefer a thick cut bacon here, but use your favorite. Chicken: I used boneless skinless chicken breast, but you can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs as well. Onion and Garlic: Essential flavor enhancers to any pasta sauce. Tomatoes: I use one whole can of diced tomatoes for this recipe for a chunkier sauce, you can also use crushed tomatoes for a smoother sauce. Sour cream: This is the ingredient that turns our tomato sauce into a blush sauce. You can also use heavy cream instead or Greek yogurt. Hot sauce: For the hot sauce you can work with any brand you like to use and it can either be mild or spicy, whichever you prefer most. You can also replace it with red pepper flakes, or completely omit this ingredient if you can’t handle any spice level. Cheese: I used both freshly grated mozzarella cheese that is added to the sauce to make it cheesy and freshly grated Parmesan cheese as garnish.
How To Make Chicken With Blush Sauce Pasta
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Leftovers
Fridge
You can store this blush sauce pasta in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days. Just be sure to allow it to fully cool before placing it in the fridge.
Freezer
This recipe is best enjoyed fresh, but you can absolutely freeze it for future dinners. It will last up to 6 months stored in an airtight container. Keep in mind after cooked pasta freezes and thaws, it will become a bit softer in texture. Let the pasta thaw overnight in the fridge to make reheating easier and reduce the risk of breaking the pasta. If you find the sauce has separated a bit after thawing, the reheating and stirring will bring it back together.
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