Chicken Carbonara
This quick and easy Chicken Carbonara recipe is a rich and creamy tasty pasta dish made from scratch. Made with tender chicken, bacon, heavy cream, parmesan, and eggs.
Equipment
- 1 medium sized mixing bowl
- 1 medium sauce pan
- 1 large saute pan
Ingredients
- 12 ounces linguine pasta or your choice of noodles
- 1 large chicken breast cut into 1 inch by 1 inch cubes
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup purple onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 whole eggs
- ¾ cup grated parmesan
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup frozen peas
- 4 slices bacon (optional) cooked and diced
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, bring water to a boil and cook pasta according to instructions on the package. Drain, reserving ½ cup water.12 ounces linguine pasta
- While the pasta cook, in a large saute pan, add olive oil and heat on medium heat. Add diced chicken breasts and cook until halfway cooked through. Add diced onion and minced garlic and finish cooking while cooking the onions and garlic. Set aside.1 large chicken breast, ½ tablespoon olive oil, 1 cup purple onion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the eggs, heavy cream, parmesan, salt and pepper. Mix until smooth.3 whole eggs, ¾ cup grated parmesan, ½ cup heavy cream
- Add cooked and diced bacon and frozen peas to the chicken mixture. Mix altogether. Add the hot, drained, pasta to the top of the dish. Slowly mix in the egg mixture with the hot noodles and mix the chicken, pasta, and sauce all together. See photos above for a great visual.¾ cup frozen peas, 4 slices bacon (optional), 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Keep the saute pan on low heat while mixing int he sauce, this will help the sauce set with the noodles.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
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Notes
- You can store this for 4-5 days in the refrigerator or even freeze in an air tight container for up to 4 months.
- To make it gluten free, use gluten free noodles.
- While we use linguine in this recipe feel free to use your favorite style of pasta like fettuccine, ziti, penne, bow tie, or even spaghetti noodles.
- For convenience and ease, we use grated (powder) parmesan. Substitute fresh parmesan at a 1:1 ratio.
- Make this vegetarian by making this without bacon and chicken.
- Instead of bacon, add in ½ cup of diced ham.
- For a cheesy experience, use tortellini instead of traditional pasta. Make sure it's hot when you mix it with the sauce.
- For a more veggie packed, low carb meal, use zucchini noodles.
- Replace the noodles with cooked spaghetti squash.
- Add cooked Broccoli to the dish instead of peas or in addition to the peas for a more vegetable packed dinner.
- Add ½ cup sautéed sliced mushrooms with the chicken and onion mixture.
- Make this a seafood sensation by adding in cooked shrimp with the chicken or in place of the chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 503kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 26gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 789mgPotassium: 455mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 675IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 163mgIron: 2mg
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