Penne with Chicken

This recipe is also called Chicken in creamy pepper Jack cheese.

Ingredients

3 slices bacon
2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced to desired thickness
2 T. butter
1 small onion diced
1/2 red bell pepper sliced
2 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno pepper chopped
3 T. flour
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup milk
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1 pinch cayenne
16 ounces penne pasta
3 green onions

Directions:

Over medium heat, cook bacon until semi-crisp, reserving drippings.
Drain bacon on paper towels and crumble when cool.
Saute sliced chicken in bacon drippings until no longer pink.
remove from pan and set aside.
in the same pan, add the butter and cook bacon and cook onion, peppers and garlic until tender.
Stir in the flour and cook for 1 min.
Add 3/4 cup of the broth, and the milk. Cook and stir until bubbly.
Stir in cheese and sour cream; then add the chicken and crumbled bacon to the sauce.
Pour over the penne noddles and garnish with green onions.