Smokey Bacon Chicken Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
2 cups raw dry penne pasta
1 chicken breast, poached and shredded
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
10 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 -4 garlic cloves, finely minced
2 cups fresh Baby Spinach
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 cup chicken stock (I poached my chicken in store bought stock and used it in this dish)
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomato packed in oil
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Cook bacon till crisp set aside.
cook pasta till slightly under done set aside. Reserve 1/4 cup of cooking liquid.
in the olive oil saute mushrooms till golden, halfway before they are done add onions, then garlic for last minute.
while the mushrooms, garlic, onion mix is still hot, add baby spinach, and stir till wilted. Remove from pan.
add butter to pan and stir in flour and paprika, cook till flour loses its rawness.
add chicken stock and cook and stir till thick.
add cream and cook for about 10 min or until reduced by about half.
now season with pepper.
add cheeses, sundried tomatoes, , cook and stir till smooth.
now add mushroom mixture.
next add shredded chicken, and bacon crumbled.
lastly the pasta, if too thick thin with a bit of reserved pasta cooking water.
serve with extra parmesan cheese.