Wonderful Chicken Pasta Dish

My husband was a great sport a couple of nights ago.  This was dinner and he's not a great Italian fan.  He will eat Italian food but it's definitely not his favorite.  He tried this and said he liked it but I want to say it is wonderful and it also has made great leftovers.

1 1/2 pounds of chicken breast
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon paprika
5 Roma tomatoes cut into medium cubes
2 cups fresh spinach
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
6  strips bacon, fried, drained and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 cups half and half
1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese
10 oz penne pasta
1/2 cup parmesan cheese for garnish

Season chicken on both sides and fry in the olive oil and butter.  After chicken is cooked drain on paper towel and fry bacon.  Drain the bacon also.  Then cut chicken into thin strips and the bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and set aside.  The pan that the chicken was cooked in, remove all the olive oil except for 2 tablespoons and add one tablespoon of bacon drippings to this.  Now add the tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, spinach. Stir this several times and let it saute for several minutes then add the chicken and Parmesan cheese and the half and half and continue to stir until everything is incorporated well.  Simmer on low until the sauce starts to thicken.  At this time, taste and add salt according to your taste and sprinkle the bacon and stir several times.  Add cooked pasta and stir until all the pasta is covered with sauce. When you serve garnish with Parmesan cheese.