When I was researching for new recipes, I discovered a little something called Marry Me Chicken.

I read some of the recipes and I immediately wanted to make my own version. 

After looking at about a dozen recipes, my own version started to develop. 

The best part? I already had all the ingredients in the pantry.

You may have seen this recipe using whole chicken breasts or chicken breast steaks. Right now, that's an expense I wanted to avoid.

I cut up the chicken into bite-sized chunks then I added tortellini pasta to help spread around the more expensive protein to make it last longer.

Since the purpose of this recipe is to encourage someone to propose, though, how could those other recipes leave out bacon? That's an important ingredient, if you ask me. Not a lot, of course. But, it's just necessary. It is what it is.

Try out this Marry Me Chicken Pasta and you'll see why it got its name. You won't regret it. I've already made a second batch to test the recipe. Yum!

Have you been taking advantage of the Anaheim and Hatch chiles available right now? Did you know they're the same pepper variety?

Anaheim peppers are grown in California while Hatch peppers are grown in New Mexico. Anaheim are fairly mild but Hatch chiles are pretty spicy. The environment and soil are the reasons for the spicy heat produced in Hatch, New Mexico. 

Try these Recipes Using Anaheim Chiles. You can use either the mild Anaheim or the spicy Hatch.