Monday, July 3, 2017

Something Yummy - Chicken Carbonara

Chicken Carbonara
Busy Creating Memories

This recipe was amazing.  It was simple and so much flavor.  I love that I could have pre-cooked chicken and bacon to throw in with it to make it a super simple dinner to make on a busy night.  The best part?  The leftovers were even better than the night we had it for dinner!! 

Ingredients

  • 5 strips bacon cooked and diced.
  • 2 Chicken breasts -Grilled, Chicken striped up
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 2 T Butter
  • 3 cloves Garlic Fresh minced
  • 3/4 Cup milk
  • 1/4 Cup Heavy cream
  • 1 cup Chicken broth
  • 3 T flour
  • 3/4 c Parmesan shavings
  • 2 T parsley
  • 1 small box bowtie pasta

Instructions

  1. Cook 5 strips of bacon and set aside
  2. cook 2 chicken breasts in 2 Tablespoons butter with Salt and Pepper to taste.
  3. set aside while you work on the sauce.
  4. cook up your Bowtie noodles so they will be ready when the sauce is ready.

Sauce

  1. Saute 3 cloves Garlic Freshly minced.
  2. add Milk, heavy cream, chicken broth and Flour to the pan with the garlic and whisk until smooth.
  3. Cook on low heat until it thickens.
  4. add in Parmesan shavings. If the sauce gets too thick, add in a little more chicken broth.
  5. add the drained bowtie pasta.
  6. Toss to cover the noodles completely.
  7. dash in the parsley.
  8. add more salt and pepper to taste preference.
  9. cut up the chicken breasts and dice up the bacon and mix them together
  10. add in the chicken and bacon to the sauce.
  11. toss until all is covered in the sauce.
  12. Serve hot