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Chicken Carbonara

Chicken Carbonara is a rich and delicious pasta dish that I always enjoy with a glass of wine. This dish makes use of spaghetti noodles.

Difficulty Hard
Time 40 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 13
Steps 10
Chicken Carbonara
Italian Updated 11/23/2013

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 lb spaghetti noodle
  • 1/4 lb pancetta chopped
  • 1/2 lb baked chicken breast shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 6 pieces egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 teaspoons lemon peel grated

Instructions

10 cooking steps

  1. Cook the spaghetti noodles according to package instructions. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the egg yolk, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley. Whisk and set aside.
  3. Heat the oil in a wide cooking pot or casserole.
  4. Add-in the pancetta. Cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Put-in the garlic and cook until it turns light brown.
  6. Add-in the shredded baked chicken. Stir. Cook for 1 minute.
  7. Put-in the cooked spaghetti noodles. Toss.
  8. Adjust the heat to low and add the heavy cream and egg mixture. Toss until all the ingredients are well distributed.
  9. Season with salt and pepper
  10. Transfer to a serving plate. Garnish with some grated lemon peel on top.

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