Chicken Carbonara

  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
8 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bit size pieces)5 slices of bacon12 ounces spaghetti noodles1/4 cup parmesan cheese2 egg yolks3 tbsp. heavy cream½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon pepper1/2 cup chicken broth1 tablespoon lemon juice1 cup frozen broccoli
Directions
Step 1: In a small bowl mix together parmesan cheese, eggs, heavy cream, salt and pepper. In another bowl mix together wine, chicken broth and lemon juice. Set both aside.
Step 2: Bring a pot of water to a boil for cooking the noodles.
Step 3: In a large skillet cook bacon in batches until crispy. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4: Fry chicken pieces in bacon fat until fully cooked. Drain on paper towels.
Step 5: Deglaze the pan with wine mixture scraping up any bits on the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Place noodles in boiling water and cook according to package directions.

Step 6: While noodles are cooking crumble bacon slices into bits and in a large bowl mix chicken, bacon bits, wine glaze mixture, and parmesan/egg mixture. Drain noodles and shake to get rid of any extra water.
Step 7: Add broccoli and egg mixture to piping hot noodles and mix well.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user QUALLS1015.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 239.5
  • Total Fat: 11.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 157.6 mg
  • Sodium: 373.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 20.8 g

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