Chicken & Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes – Whitney Miller

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken breasts
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 strips uncooked bacon
• 1 1/3 cups uncooked penne pasta
• 4 small garlic cloves, minced (4 teaspoons minced)
• 1 1/3 cups packed fresh spinach
• 1/3 cup julienned sundried tomatoes
• 2 cups half and half
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese