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Easy Dinners: Chicken, Bacon and Baby Spinach Pasta

September 4, 2014 by Lauren Matheson 12 Comments

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Dinner time is ALWAYS chaotic at our place.  If I don’t have something ready  to serve by 5pm, I know I’m  in trouble.    After a few particularly crazy busy nights, when the boys just happened to be asleep at the same time I decided to make the most of the opportunity and get dinner ready early.  After a quick raid of the fridge and freezer I had a chicken breast, bacon and baby spinach, add in some pasta to satisfy my carb mad boys and I knew we’d be set!

This Chicken, Bacon and Baby Spinach Pasta took around 25 minutes from start to finish to put together, and I couldn’t help but feel a small sense of satisfaction when I was able to quickly heat up dinner at 4.55 – ready in time for two cranky hungry boys to devour.

It was also a winner with the big people in our house, both my husband and I enjoyed it and there was just enough leftovers for lunch the next day.

Chicken Bacon and Baby Spinach Pasta

You will need:

200g of spaghetti

250g of chicken breast

4 slices of shortcut bacon

1 brown onion

1/2 red capsicum

1 cup of baby spinach leaves

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

2 cloves of crushed garlic

1 tablespoon of dried mixed herbs

pinch of sugar

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Let’s put it together:

Cook the spaghetti as per packet instructions

In a non stick frying pan, add the onion, capsicum and garlic and cook for 2 minutes over a medium heat.  Add the diced chicken and bacon and cook for a further 5 – 7 minutes of until the chicken has browned and almost cooked through.

Add the tin of tomatoes, herbs and a pinch of sugar.  Stir through and reduce heat to medium/low and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the baby spinach and cook for a further 2 – 3 minutes or until the spinach is wilted.

Drain the cooked pasta and divide amongst bowls.  Spoon the sauce over the top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese to serve.

Enjoy!

** This can also be frozen for up to two months.

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What is your favourite weeknight meal? I’d love to hear your suggestions!

 

Filed Under: Dinners, Food for Kids, Savoury Tagged With: comfort food, Easy Recipes, Family Favourites, Freezer friendly, Midweek Meals

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Comments

  1. Dannielle from Zamamabakes says

    September 4, 2014 at 11:08 pm

    Loving the looks of this little treasure! Going by the picture of your little man enjoying it I’d say I’ve got a pretty good chance of my little munchkins eating it too. I’ll let you know how I get on! Have a great weekend Lauren. x

    Reply
    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      Thanks Dannielle! Yep, both of my little men were big fans of this. I hope your kids enjoy it too 🙂

      Reply
  2. Pinky Poinker says

    September 5, 2014 at 6:58 am

    Hi Lauren! That looks delicioso! I live with some serious bacon aficionados so that recipe is something to put on my favourites bar. It was lovely to meet you last week 🙂

    Reply
    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 8:57 pm

      I hope your family enjoys it, please let me know how it goes! It was lovely to meet you too, have a great weekend x

      Reply
  3. Jody at Six Little Hearts says

    September 5, 2014 at 7:20 am

    First to admit I am a semi-vegetarian (don’t even ask) and this contains two of my ingredients I avoid! It looks great though and I bet it smells fab. Even a semi-vegetarian finds it hard to not enjoy the smell of cooked meats!
    Looks like you had some serious cleaning up to do after this one with that mucky toddler!

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    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      Yes, there was just a little cleaning up after he had finished! Both of the boys are messy eaters so I guess I’m used to it now!

      Reply
  4. Anne says

    September 5, 2014 at 10:26 am

    This looks like a winner Lauren. Quick, easy and delicious – the perfect weeknight family meal. Thanks for featuring my triple lemon cupcakes from last week’s FFF!

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    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Thank you for linking up with us Anne, I really enjoy your recipes. Yes, this is a great weeknight meal. I’m always looking for recipes that are easy and tasty!

      Reply
  5. Toni @ Finding Myself Young says

    September 5, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Woohoo I have all of this in the pantry, will have to give it a go this week.

    Reply
    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Perfect!

      Reply
  6. mummywifeme says

    September 5, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    This is perfect thanks Lauren. That’s dinner sorted for the kids. I was defrosting some chicken and hadn’t decided what to do with it. They love pasta too, so that’s great. I might use Hello Kitty past though to sweeten the deal even more 🙂

    Reply
    • Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      September 6, 2014 at 9:01 pm

      So glad I can help you out! Love that you use fancy pasta too!

      Reply

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