Pasta Rustica

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
• 1/4 cup flour (enough to coat chicken)
• 1 medium spanish onion, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1/3 cup virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package instructions.
• 2 heat a large saute pan on high heat. when hot, add bacon, stirring often. when bacon is browned, remove from pan and save some of the fat in the pan.
• 3 coat the chicken lightly with flour and saute on medium heat in remaining bacon fat until cooked through, add onions and garlic, and cook stirring often for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 4 add olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and bacon.
• 5 drain pasta, but do not rinse. the starch clinging to the pasta will help bind the sauce. add to the above ingredients. stir in parmesan and parsley.