preparation: 10min | cooking: 10min | difficulty:
© 2010 Tony El Batal
serving portion: 3 persons
ingredients
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- 375g penne
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- 100g shredded parmesan cheese
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- 1 large onion, finely chopped
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- 12 thin bacon
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- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
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- 3 eggs, beaten lightly
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- 180ml heavy cream
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- 300g chicken breast, cut into cubes
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- freshly ground black pepper
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directions
- Heat a large frying pan, add oil and cook bacon, keep stirring until crisp, drain on absorbent paper.
- Add 1 tbsp of oil in the same frying pan, add onions and garlic, stir until soft. Then add chicken, cook until brown and cooked through.
- Cook penne in a large sauce pan of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender (al dente), drain.
- Return half the bacon to the sauce pan with combined chicken, eggs, cream, pasta and half the cheese. Toss gently over low heat until pasta is coated with sauce.
- Serve pasta topped with remaining bacon, remaining cheese and pepper.
tips
- The original carbonara recipe does not contain chicken.
reference
- Italian, Women’s Weekly
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Tags: bacon, black pepper, chicken breast, cloves garlic, eggs, heavy cream, large onion, parmesan cheese, penne
I tried it, great recipe.
I’m glad to hear this, it is easy to prepare and tastes great
YUMMI
I’ll definitely do it often
Great you enjoyed it
yeah it is one of the recipes to be added to everyone’s recipes repertoire.
Drop Dead Delicious!!!! I love Jay and Nadeem loves it too
Great! Great! sa7tein
I bumped into another {great|good} post today….
I saw this really good post today….
I have tried it taste is great,
however it looks weird as if the eggs did not mingle well wiht the cream…
any tips?
are eggs mandatory in the recipe??
thanks
Hi, happy to hear that it tasted great!
The issue you faced was during step 4 when you add all the ingredients to the pasta you should really toss gently over low heat and stir frequently, since eggs turn into scrambled eggs on a high heat.
Eggs help to thicken the sauce.
Good Luck for next time