I just have to say that your recipe saved the day! I was in need of a fast but delicious meal and then I found this wonderful beauty here. I cant wait to eat.
Wow!!! I cooked my bacon first, then cooked my chicken in the bacon grease, drained the grease and went from there. And WOW!! Wonderful recipe!! Love your blog!
So much yum! I ended up having to double (maybe triple) the amount of chicken broth and cream because the sauce thickened before the noodles were done. I’ll have to try cooking at a lower temperature as suggested in the comments 🙂
The first time I made this, I boiled the pasta in water for half the recommended time, then added it to the sauce to finish cooking. I ended up with a nice, creamy, saucy dish. The second time, I put the dry pasta in the sauce and ended up with a starchy, sticky dish with no sauce. I recommend boiling the noodles like I did the first time. That said, this dish has fabulous flavor. I was very surprised at how tasty it was. My husband and I both agreed that there was too much chicken for this amount of pasta, so the second time I cut it almost in half, and sautéed some sliced white mushrooms until they were a little golden, and also added a cup of frozen broccoli florets. Very easy yet tastes like you went to a lot of trouble.
Hi Ashley, made this last night for dinner. Really good. Thank you for this. Love your recipes and humor. Have a wonderful day.
So glad that you liked it, Mary! You made my day! Xo
Do you have to drain the oil off after you brown the chicken? Or do you just mix the oil, half and half, chicken broth together?
I did not drain mine.
Making this tonight can’t wait your recipes have not disappointed yet. But I’m using real bacon nom nom
Real bacon is the ultimate!
I made this last night for my husband birthday, love it! The entire family ate everything!
I just have to say that your recipe saved the day! I was in need of a fast but delicious meal and then I found this wonderful beauty here. I cant wait to eat.
Curious… Did anyone else’s curdle?
Mine did! I tried to half the recipe, and it didn’t work at all. Soup for dinner! Lol.
I discovered if you add dairy to a hot pan, or boil it to high heat it will curdle.
My pasta burned in the pot while waiting for them to be cooked fully.. Even though I was stirring every so often 🙁 any way to avoid this?
Same here. My pasta stuck to the bottom of the pot and the sauce was almost non-existent 🙁
Too high heat. Once chicken is cooked cut the heat down to medium low.
Wow!!! I cooked my bacon first, then cooked my chicken in the bacon grease, drained the grease and went from there. And WOW!! Wonderful recipe!! Love your blog!
What is half and half, can’t find anything with that name in Spain
It is cream- like you would use in your coffee. Hope you found it!
It is a mixture of half heavy cream and half whole milk. You can just buy the two and mix your own.
Gina,
You can also use Low Fat Cream cheese with a little milk, instead of of Half & Half..
Hope it works for you, it did for me.
So much yum! I ended up having to double (maybe triple) the amount of chicken broth and cream because the sauce thickened before the noodles were done. I’ll have to try cooking at a lower temperature as suggested in the comments 🙂
What about using already cooked chicken?
This was a hit and will be a new “go to” for my family!
The first time I made this, I boiled the pasta in water for half the recommended time, then added it to the sauce to finish cooking. I ended up with a nice, creamy, saucy dish. The second time, I put the dry pasta in the sauce and ended up with a starchy, sticky dish with no sauce. I recommend boiling the noodles like I did the first time. That said, this dish has fabulous flavor. I was very surprised at how tasty it was. My husband and I both agreed that there was too much chicken for this amount of pasta, so the second time I cut it almost in half, and sautéed some sliced white mushrooms until they were a little golden, and also added a cup of frozen broccoli florets. Very easy yet tastes like you went to a lot of trouble.
Why did my sauce never thicken?
Simple. Spectacular! Thanks, Ashley!! xo