Chicken bacon pasta for two is light because it’s made without cream–it uses yogurt instead! This 5-ingredient pasta recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes, too!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If your days are anything like mine, you can barely count to 5 at the end of the day. Also, at 5:30pm, this monster comes out of my stomach and growls ‘give me all the carbs you have.’ Do you have that monster in your house, too? I create chicken dinners for two<\/strong><\/span><\/a> because it makes my life so much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I created this easy creamy chicken bacon pasta without cream to satisfy that monster. After cooking some bacon in a pan, shred some leftover chicken breast. If you have rotisserie chicken leftover, this is a great place to use it! If not, follow the directions for my avocado chicken salad<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for cooking a chicken breast on the stove, and then proceed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This bacon pasta recipe uses a leftover rotisserie chicken breast, 3 slices of bacon, yogurt, and a heavy dose of all-purpose grill seasoning. It’s so hard to believe that something with such few ingredients can come together into a fantastic dinner for two. You’ll keep this recipe on repeat all year long, I promise! If you love skillet meals, Skillet Spanakopita<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is your next dinner after this. I hope you love it as much as we do around here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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5 Ingredients for Chicken Bacon Pasta:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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chicken breast:<\/strong> Leftover rotisserie chicken is great here, but if not, cook up a single chicken breast on the stove top in some chicken stock until it registers 165-degrees Fahrenheit. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
pasta:<\/strong> I like a shortcut pasta here, like penne pasta, ziti, or rigatoni. I made this pasta with regular wheat, and I didn’t test the recipe using whole wheat pasta or pasta made from legumes or other grains. You can try these types of pasta, if your family likes them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
bacon:<\/strong> thick-cut bacon with peppered edges is the best thing to use here. It’s the king of bacon, and it’s what I use in my bacon butternut squash pasta<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Greek yogurt:<\/strong> Any kind of plain (not flavored) Greek yogurt will work here. I use full-fat because that gives the best flavor to any dish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
steak seasoning:<\/strong> This seasoning blend typically contains coarse sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and sometimes paprika. It’s a party in a bottle and it brings so much flavor to this dish. Another option is lemon pepper seasoning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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First, put a large pot of water on to boil to cook the pasta. Salt it very generously before adding your pasta.
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Meanwhile, slice your bacon and add it to a large skillet over medium heat. It’s important to use a large skillet so we can toss everything together in before serving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
While the bacon cooks, shred your chicken breast and have it ready. Measure out the yogurt and steak seasoning. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Remove the bacon from the pan just before it starts to get crispy. In the final dish, we want tender pieces of bacon with a little crispness on the edges, not crunchy throughout. $\"pan$ <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Once the pasta is cooked, add it to the pan along with all other ingredients: The shredded chicken, the bacon, yogurt, and steak seasoning, and serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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If you need ideas to use up the rest of the greek yogurt, you’ve got to make my Greek Yogurt cheesecake<\/strong><\/span><\/a> jars for two, or my Greek yogurt truffles<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re looking for a Whole30 dinner that has these same flavors, try my Bacon Chicken with Guacamole<\/strong><\/span><\/a>–both are creamy, contain chicken and feature bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n