Chicken and Vegetable Pasta with Light and Creamy Madeira Sauce

Ingredients 

• 1/2 Package of Pasta
• 1 lbs Chicken Renders
• 1 slice of Bacon 
• 2 cups Brussel Sprouts 
• 2 cups Mushrooms
• 1/2 cup Madeira Wine
• 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
• 1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 tablespoon - Thyme
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

• Cut chicken into cubes.
• Dice onions and 1 slice of bacon (ok 2 slices if you must!)
• Sauté diced bacon for 3-4 minutes until slightly crispy
• Add onions and mushrooms for another 2 minutes

• Add cubed chicken and allow to cook thoroughly. 
• Once onions, mushrooms and chicken are cooked, add salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon thyme and 1/2 cup Madeira wine and allow to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes to allow the alcohol in the wine to burn off.

• Add frozen green peas and microwaved brussels sprouts (if you prefer not to microwave first, add them at the same step as the mushrooms and onion).

• Immediately add 1/2 cup of parmesan and 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream and allow everything to simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Serve plain, over rice or mixed with vegetable pasta!