Penne Rustica

This is such a delicious casserole. Don't let the amount of ingredients frighten you. It is really simple and easy to put together.

½ pound grilled chicken breast

7-8 slices of thick cut bacon
1 1/2 boxes penne pasta
1 large red bell pepper- diced
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 t chopped garlic
3 T apple juice + 1 t red wine vinegar + enough chicken broth to equal ½ cup
½ t Dijon or dry mustard
½ t salt
½ t chopped rosemary
1/4 t paprika
1/8 t cayenne pepper
4 cups heavy cream

Chop bacon and cook in large pan. Remove bacon and drain all but 1 tsp of grease. Saute garlic in bacon grease. Add stock mixture, mustard, salt, rosemary, cayenne pepper, and heavy cream. Cook pasta according to directions. Slice chicken into medium-bite size pieces. Combine sauce, cooked pasta, diced chicken, cooked bacon, bell peppers, Parmesan cheese, and paprika and mix thoroughly. Spread in 2 - 9x13 pans. Top with chopped rosemary and mozzarella cheese. Bake @ 475 for 10 minutes.