Chicken Carbonara
Mix it up by adding chicken to the classic carbonara!
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Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Carbonara, Chicken, Pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 240 g Penne pasta
- 100 g Parmesan grated (plus extra for serving)
- 1 Egg
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 Chicken breast cut into thin strips
- 75 g Pancetta
- 10 g Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 2 minutes less than the packet states.
- In a bowl, add the grated parmesan, egg, egg yolks, and black pepper. Use a fork to beat it until you have a smooth paste.
- In a large frying pan, over a medium to high heat, cook the chicken until there are no more visible pink bits.
- Add in the pancetta and cook until it starts to turn crispy.
- Once the pasta is cooked, use a ladle to add in some pasta water to the chicken and pancetta. Turn off the heat, then add the pasta to the pan and toss together.
- Add in the egg/parmesan mixture, then stir well until it’s creamy. If it needs loosening up then add a little more pasta water, if it’s too runny then heat it up gently whilst stirring constantly.
- Add the chopped parsley, stir well, then taste for seasoning.
- Dish it up, then finish with some more parmesan cheese.
1 comments on “Chicken Carbonara”
Made this tonight! Lovely apart from far too much pepper! Will definitely make again with half the pepper. xx