Almost Dinner Time: Chicken in Garlic Bacon Cream Sauce

Tonight's attempt at making dinner was laughable, but at least we ate! Sometimes things get a little unpredictable with two little ones. This dish always seems to be eaten cold (by me at least!) by the time I get everyone else situated and served.

Anyway, this is an adaptation of a Kraft Food and Family recipe that has the same ingredients, but slightly different preparation (I LOVE garlic, so it needed some garlic. Okay, maybe a LOT of garlic). This can be made as a one skillet recipe (in various steps), but I found it was really hard to keep the chicken warm while you make the sauce, so here is my version:

Chicken in Garlic Bacon Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

Pam Cooking Spray

8 Chicken Breast Tenderloins

4 Slices Bacon (use regular cut, not thick)

3/4 c. Chicken Broth

1/2 c. Cream Cheese

2 cloves Minced Garlic or 2 tsp Garlic Powder

Salt and Pepper to taste

Whole Wheat Pasta

(side note: my hubby loves the cream sauce so I double that part of the recipe when I cook it)

Preparation: Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Place 8 slices of bacon on shallow baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until crispy. (side note: I love this method of preparing bacon - no splatter, no turning, and evenly cooked every time).

While bacon cooks, combine broth, cream cheese and garlic in sauce pan. Heat on medium low, stirring occasionally until well combined and smooth. Cook pasta according to instructions. By the way, I am not a big fan of whole wheat pasta but it tastes great in this recipe!

When bacon is crispy, remove from oven, drain and crumble. Add bacon to cream sauce.

Spray Pam in large skillet. Heat on medium high; add chicken tenderloins. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cook about 4 minutes each side until browned and no longer pink inside.