Combine the best salty, earthy, and meaty flavors in this 20 minute creamy one pot chicken bacon and mushroom pasta for one person. Toss dry pasta and water into your pan after cooking the bacon and mushrooms for an easier clean up and extra creamy pasta.
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How will this pasta make your life easier?
Ummmm, this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta is all made in one pan. Can life get any better than this? Nope. That's the magic with cooking for one: you can fit a whole serving of food in a pan and save dishes. Instead of cooking the pasta separately, you'll just add it to your pan after cooking the bacon and mushrooms.
Cooking pasta in the same pot as your other ingredients saves a bit of water and leads to a super creamy pasta because you're keeping that starchy water that helps sauce cling to your pasta. Plus you've got one (or more!) less pot to wash. I really love how this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta turns out when I cook it all in the same pan. You will too.
What's in this pasta?
How do I make this single serving pasta recipe?
Start making this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta by slicing about 1 cup of washed and dried white button mushrooms and roughly chop ¼ whole white onion.
Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken tender, then bacon slice in the center, and then 1 tsp olive oil, sliced mushrooms and onions on other side of the pan. Sprinkle 1 heaping tsp Italian seasoning and ¼ tsp salt over mushrooms. Cook until bacon is cooked through (flip halfway through cooking) and mushrooms have shrunk and are crispy on the edges.
Remove meat and vegetables from the pan, and pour 1 ¼ cup of water, 3 oz spaghetti, 1 tsp chicken bouillon paste, and ¼ tsp minced garlic in pan. Cover and cook until pasta is al dente. Add more water if necessary. By now, most of the water should be gone.
Chop chicken and bacon, and then mix 1 tsp flour into ¼ cup milk. Add milk/flour mixture into pasta plus 1 tsp butter and 2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese. Stir together. Add meat and vegetables back into pasta and stir until sauce is coating all pasta and sauce is desired thickness.
Transfer chicken bacon and mushroom pasta to serving dish and top with chopped parsley and red pepper flakes if desired. Enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Cook bacon in between chicken and mushrooms. The little fat that's rendered can transfer to chicken and the mushrooms this way.
- You can use white button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms. Whatever you like/can find.
- Use spaghetti, or your favorite pasta to make this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta. You may need to adjust water based on the pasta you use.
- You can double this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta recipe for leftovers. Just sprinkle a teaspoon or so water in the pasta before microwaving it for leftovers.
FAQ
I like making a cheesy sauce with pasta water, butter, and parmesan cheese. It's simple and uses ingredients that I always have on hand. You can also just use butter and cheese. Or lemon and butter. Or olive oil and lemon. Or milk, butter & cheese like in this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta. So many options!
Definitely don't rinse wheat based pastas. Some others may include that step in the instructions. You don't want to wash away any extra starch that comes off the pasta while cooking it. That starch will help your sauce or cheese or whatever actually stick to your pasta. If you rinse it off, the sauce won't stick very well. The starchy water makes this chicken bacon and mushroom pasta super creamy!
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
- Bacon: Chicken Bacon Sheetpan Dinner, BLT Bagel
- Mushrooms: Lentil Stroganoff, Chicken, Mushroom, and Wild Rice Soup, and Roasted Garlic Mushrooms
- Chicken: Buffalo Chicken Flatbread, Instant Pot Turmeric Rice & Chicken
Did you make this One Pot Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
One Pot Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta
Equipment
- knife
- cutting board
- Large Frying Pan with a Lid
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- tongs
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 slice bacon
- 1 2-3 oz chicken tender thawed
- 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup mushrooms washed and dried
- ¼ whole white onion
- 1 heaping teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 oz spaghetti
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon paste
- ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 2 Tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- optional: parsley and red pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Slice 1 cup white button mushrooms into about ¼ inch slices. Roughly chop ¼ white onion.
- Spray large frying pan with cooking spray, heat over medium-high heat. Place slice of bacon and chicken tender on one side of the frying pan, then pour 1 tsp oil on other side and spread mushrooms and onion out. Sprinkle 1 tsp Italian seasoning and ¼ tsp salt over mushrooms. Cook until bacon is crispy and mushrooms have shurnk and are crispy on the edges, about 5-8 minutes. Remove bacon, chicken, and mushrooms from pan when done.
- Pour 1 ¼ cup water, 3 oz spaghetti pasta, 1 tsp chicken bouillon paste, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp minced garlic into pot. Stir so all pasta is covered with water. Cook for 5-8 minutes, or until pasta is al dente. Add more water if needed.
- Chop chicken and bacon into bite sized pieces while pasta is cooking. Once pasta is done and most of the water is gone, turn burner down to low. Mix 1 tsp flour into ¼ c milk and pour into pasta. Add 1 tsp butter and 2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese to pasta. Return chicken, bacon, and mushrooms to pasta. Toss with tongs until all pasta is coated by the sauce. Cook it down to a thick sauce if needed, season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped parsley and red pepper flakes if desired.
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Notes
- Cook bacon in between chicken and mushrooms. The little fat that's rendered can transfer to chicken and the mushrooms this way.
- You can use white button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms. Whatever you like/can find.
- You can double this recipe for leftovers. Just sprinkle a teaspoon or so water in the pasta before microwaving it for leftovers.
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