Creamy Chicken and Ravioli With Bacon

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Adapted from a BC recipe. A little bit like carbonara."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese ravioli
• 1⁄2 cup half-and-half
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• parmesan cheese, amount as desired
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. Heat oil in skillet and cook chicken over high heat, turning occasionally, until brown, 3-5 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute or less.
3. Add the broth and ravioli to the skillet, and reduce heat. Cook uncovered, about 4-6 minutes or until the ravioli are tender and almost all the broth has evaporated.
4. Stir in half and half and simmer, uncovered, about 4 minutes or until hot and of a consistency you like.
5. Serve hot, sprinkled with bacon, cheese, and parsley.

Reviews

[Princess Pea]

Nice alternative to using a purchased sauce without much fuss. Made for an easy week night meal. I used fat free half and half, but might use the full fat version next time for more flavor. Will definitely make again. Very tasty!

 

[Chef on the coast]

This recipe is definitely worth all five stars plus 2 thumbs up! I ended up making two different pans - 1 for us with the ravioli as directed and pan 2 for the kids. I did everything the same for them except omitted the ravioli and used egg noodles instead. I did add some freshly ground pepper to each pan as well. One wants it for school lunch tomorrow. :) This was easy to prepare and yet it can be fancy enough to serve for the "important" guests. We will be making this again. Thanks for a keeper! Made for the February 2009 Aussie/NZ recipe swap.

 

[Foxgirl]

I had some frozen ravioli and the idea of making another tomato-y sauce just did not appeal to me. I found this recipe and it turned out great! I used turkey bacon and I cooked the ravioli (since they were frozen) separately in some chicken broth before putting it all together. I also added some black pepper and stirred a bit of the parmesan into the finished product before serving... I think this would also be great with mushrooms and/or little peas mixed in. Thanks for this!

 

[RecipeNut]

I loved this! So creamy! So easy! I did add extra bacon, thanks for a great recipe ; )

 

[Meredith 3]

this was a quick meal that was very easy to make. I made it for my boyfriend and i and we both enjoyed it. it took no time at all!