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Chicken Carbonara Deluxe

Chicken Carbonara Deluxe

Turn leftover cooked chicken into this creamy, fragrant pasta experience!

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(306 Ratings)

306 Ratings

5 spoons 47%

4 spoons 29%

3 spoons 14%

2 spoons 5%

1 spoons 5%

Member Reviews (100)
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  • PREP TIME

    10 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    30 Min

  • SERVINGS

    0

 

1
package (7 ounces) spaghetti
8
slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1
medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1
garlic clove, finely chopped
2
cups cut-up cooked chicken
1/2
cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2
cup whipping (heavy) cream
  • 1 Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.
  • 2 While spaghetti is cooking, cook bacon in 3-quart saucepan over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp. Remove bacon from saucepan with slotted spoon; drain. Drain fat from saucepan, reserving 1 tablespoon in saucepan.
  • 3 Cook onion and garlic in bacon fat over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Stir in spaghetti, chicken, cheese and whipping cream. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Toss with bacon.

Expert Tips

Carbonara is an Italian dish of spaghetti with a sauce of cream, eggs, Parmesan cheese and bits of bacon.

For an authentic Italian preparation, use pancetta instead of bacon. Pancetta, a cured meat, is imported from Italy and is similar to bacon.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 525
    • (Calories from Fat 215 ),
  • Total Fat 24 g
    • (Saturated Fat 11 g,
  • Cholesterol 110 mg;
  • Sodium 460 mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 44 g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2 g,
  • Protein 35 g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 8.00%;
  • Vitamin C 2.00%;
  • Calcium 18.00%;
  • Iron 18.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 3 Starch;
  • 4 High-Fat Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/26/2012 10:31:53 AM REPORT ABUSE ajbetts said:
Rating:
Excellent! I doubled the recipe to take to a potluck. Everyone loved it. I did add about a cup of diced tomato. I just tossed it in at the end.
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Posted 1/5/2012 6:46:38 PM REPORT ABUSE LadyValeria said:
Rating:
Five spoons, five spoons, five spoons! I did exactly what the recipe called for and my husband could not stop telling me how much he liked it. I agree, restaurant quality.
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Posted 12/27/2011 2:38:28 PM REPORT ABUSE MsJaxFla said:
Rating:
Just the thought of adding Chicken to Carbonara is rediculous to me. But oh well, it will make a good meal. I prefer a true Carbonara. And my Italian friends tell me you don't need to add cream... you know. But chicken.... ugh.
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