If adding chicken, it too gets cooked in the same pan with the bacon fat.
Finish the carbonara: Add the cooked spaghetti, bacon and basil to the skillet and toss well to combine.
This easy chicken carbonara penne pasta is a one-pan wonder packed with flavor that the entire family will devour!
Ingredients of Bacon Chicken Carbonara
- You need 1 lb of angel hair pasta or spaghetti.
- Prepare 4 each of Eggs.
- It's 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.
- You need 1 lb of bacon cut into pieces.
- Prepare 2 cup of cooked chicken chopped.
- It's 1 of Salt and pepper.
- You need 4 of Green onions sliced.
Bacon Chicken Carbonara instructions
- Boil pasta according to package direction in heavily salted water. In the meantime, crisp bacon in another pot and drain on paper towels. Drain bacon grease reserving a tablespoon or so in the pot..
- Crack 4 eggs in a bowl with Parmesan cheese salt and pepper and whisk to combine..
- When pasta is done drain and reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Add pasta to the pot and stir in the egg mixture vigorously for 3-4 minutes. Add bacon, chicken, and green onions and combine. Add the hot pasta water as needed to cream the mixture..
- Add extra parm and enjoy! I serve it with crusty garlic bread and a fresh green salad..
Traditional Carbonara pasta turned into an amazing pasta bake that's sure to become a family-favorite! This is a really easy carbonara pasta that uses chicken and bacon. We eat it mid-week when time and energy are a bit short. This healthy take on Chicken Carbonara with bacon and asparagus atop a bed of roasted spaghetti squash for a grain free nutrient dense meal. Would you try this version of chicken carbonara?
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