Recipe: Tasty Chicken Carbonara Recipe
Summary: Learn this mouthwatering chicken carbonara recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of coarsely shredded chicken (from 1 roasted chicken)
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1 cup of fresh Parmesan (grated)
- 2 1/2 cups of whipping cream
- 1 pound of spaghetti
- 4 ounces of thinly sliced pancetta (chopped)
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 2 teaspoons of garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup of fresh basil leaves (chopped)
- 1/4 cup of fresh Italian parsley (chopped)
- 1/2 cup of toasted walnuts (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon of lemon peel (finely grated)
- Salt and ground black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- To begin this chicken carbonara recipe use a large and heavy frying pan, and heat the oil over medium heat. Add in the garlic and pancetta and sauté for about 8 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Set aside so it can slightly cool.
- Whisk together the cheese, cream, yolks, parsley and basil in a large bowl to blend.
- In the meantime, bring to boil a large pot of salted water over high heat. Add the spaghetti and cook until tender yet firm to the bite. Stir occasionally as it cooks for about ten minutes and then drain the spaghetti.
- Add the chicken into the pan containing the pancetta and stir to combine together. Next, add the spaghetti and cream mixture and toss over medium-low heat. Allow the chicken to become heated through and the sauce to thickly coat the spaghetti for about four minutes. Do not make the mistake of boiling the mixture as you are likely to end up scrambling the eggs.
- Season your pasta with salt and pepper to taste, but don’t overdo it as the pancetta will already add salt to the dish.
- Pour the pasta into a large wide serving bowl. To garnish, sprinkle some lemon zest and walnuts and serve hot. Took me a while to give in to buying a zester but now I use it all the time. You will find a ton of applications once you have it handy.
Cooking time (duration):30 Minutes
Number of servings (yield): 6 People




