I have a deep love for classic spaghetti carbonara, the Roman dish of spaghetti tossed with crispy pork, lots of pecorino cheese. Carbonara makes a wonderful mid-week dinner. Chicken Carbonara is a rich and delicious pasta dish that I always enjoy with a glass of wine.

Ingredients of Chicken Carbonara

  1. You need 6-10 slices of bacon, chopped.
  2. You need 1 1/2 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breast halves.
  3. Prepare to taste of salt and ground black pepper.
  4. You need 2 tablespoons of Olive oil.
  5. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic.
  6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
  7. You need 1/2 cup of white wine.
  8. You need 1 1/2 cups of grated Parmesan cheese.
  9. You need 3 of large eggs.
  10. You need 1 pound of spaghetti.
  11. You need 1/2 pound of asparagus.

Chicken Carbonara instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees..
  2. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Drain fat from skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings..
  3. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in the skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breast halves in the bacon drippings until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer to cutting board and tent with foil. Rest chicken for 5 minutes before slicing; set aside..
  4. Heat remaining tablespoon bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook and stir garlic and ground black pepper in skillet until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Pour wine into skillet; cook at a simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat..
  5. Drizzle olive oil over asparagus and cook on 400 for 30-40 minutes..
  6. Whisk Parmesan cheese and eggs together in a bowl. Slowly stream wine mixture into the Parmesan mixture while whisking continually..
  7. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Remove 1/2 cup of the water from the pot for later use..
  8. Drain the pasta in the colander. Return drained pasta to the pot. Stir bacon, chicken, and wine mixture into the spaghetti. Thin sauce with reserved pasta water as desired..

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