Monday, June 8, 2009

Egg Noodles With Chicken, Bacon and Rosemary

While waiting for the growing season to kick into high gear here in NEOhio, there are Spring crops available at the markets. One is fresh spinach. The taste is superior to the pre-packaged (shipped from long distances), and the cost savings are better too. Do you have a meal that is oft requested in your household? In my house, the son of the food critic requests this one often. Me thinks for him it is the bacon!

Egg Noodles With Chicken, Bacon and Rosemary
Recipe:

1/4 pound sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch strips
1 pound skinless chicken breasts
Salt & Pepper, to taste
1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 to 1 tsp. dried rosemary, crumbled
1/2 pound wide egg noodles
1 Tbsp. butter

In a large deep skillet, cook bacon until brown and crisp. Remove from pan and drain. Pour off all but 2 Tbsp. of bacon grease from pan. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on each side. Add chicken to pan and cook till brown on both sides. Set aside.

While the chicken is cooking, remove stems from spinach and wash thoroughly to remove the grit. Add the broth and rosemary to pan and bring to simmer, stir to dislodge any brown bits on bottom of pan. Add the spinach and cook just till wilted.

In a large pot of salted water, cook the egg noodles. Drain. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Add noodles, butter, chicken and bacon to pan with spinach mixture. Toss well.

17 comments:

shambo said...

I think bacon makes almost everything taste better. I love this pasta idea.

Claudia said...

I will definitely try this. I love spinach with anything and the food critic in your house does a point about the bacon. Looks grand and fresh! And the spinach abounds here at the Farmer's market.

OhioMom said...

Sue I was thinking about you when I made this the other day, I used low-sodium bacon, low-sodium broth (homemade so this was easy :) and did not add any extra salt, was liberal with the pepper and "shhhhhh" no one here noticed!

Claudia I love any veggie that is in season, you just can't beat the taste .. :)

Theresa said...

I'm like your son, love the bacon, chicken, spinach and noodles!

Lucy said...

Great ingredients, wonderful flavors, making for a winning combination!!

perennialgardener said...

Hubby said it looks yummy, but we would have to leave the bacon out since he can't eat it. :)

maybelle's mom said...

The spinach has been great. I have been cooking it with lentils and indian spices. This though would be a great change.

OhioMom said...

LOL Theresa .. I will tell him he has a foodie in common :)

Thanks Lucy :)

Racquel .. you can leave the bacon out, but for this dish the flavor definitely comes from the bacon.

Maybelle's Mom .. I know, don't you just love knowing that the markets have fresh produce again ?

Grace said...

oh, ya gots ta have the bacon!! i love the spinach in this, and i'm sure that glorious rosemary provides a wonderful taste and smell!

Juliana said...

Nice pasta dish...it has a bit of everything, bacon, chicken and spinach...the picture shows how tempting it is and I am sure that the rosemary brings a special flavor to it.

shambo said...

Linda, it really looks like a lovely dish. Thanks for the heads up about using all low sodium products. I'm with you and all the others -- so glad the fresh produce is available at the farmer's markets finally.

OhioMom said...

Grace, as I told Racquel .. the bacon is the flavor for this dish.

Thanks Juliana :) .. it is.

Sue .. my guys can't even tell the difference in the bacon :)

Elenka said...

yum...I just cut and pasted it to my recipe folder. I'm going to use my swiss chard from my garden,when it's big enough, instead of the spinach! Thanks !

Ginger said...

Those flavors sound exceptionally delectable and I would like to say thank you for sharing this!! YUMMY! This would be a hit in my family.....

OhioMom said...

Elenka .. I made a dish the other day that called for spinach, and I used fresh baby lettuce greens from the market .. the food critic raved :)

Ginger .. thanks and thanks for stopping by my blog :)

Kevin said...

What a nice and simple and tasty looking pasta!

OhioMom said...

Thanks Kevin :)