Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta

Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta – this is the BEST pasta I have ever eaten. Grilled chicken and bacon served over a creamy cheese sauce. Better than any restaurant! Super simple to make and tastes great! Chicken, bacon, red pepper flakes, garlic, pasta, cream cheese, heavy cream, eggs, parmesan, and black pepper. I wanted to lick the plate! Easy enough for a weeknight and fancy enough for a dinner party! #chicken #pasta #bacon

Easy Chicken Pasta Recipe

I’ve had this Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta recipe on my to-make list for a long time.  I can’t believe I waited so long to try it; it was fantastic! Creamy pasta tossed with grilled chicken and bacon. All of my favorites in one bowl! I could eat this every day and never get tired of it! Whip up a salad and some garlic bread and you are set!

How to Make Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta

This dish is very easy to make. Start with grilling or cooking some chicken in a skillet. Next, cook the pasta. While the chicken and pasta are cooking, place heavy whipping cream and cream cheese in a small saucepan. Heat over low until cream cheese is melted, and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat. Add parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and pepper and whisk until blended. Drain pasta (reserving ½ cup of hot water) and return to pot. Immediately add the sauce and toss to coat. Stir in cooked bacon, and add some reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Top with grilled chicken.

• We used grilled chicken in this dish. I marinated the chicken in a bottle of Lawry’s Garlic & Herb marinade before cooking.
• You can cook the chicken ahead of time and reheat it when you are ready to make the pasta.
• You can substitute turkey bacon for the cooked pork bacon.
• This recipe uses raw eggs.  Don’t worry though – the eggs are cooked when you add the hot pasta and pasta water.
• You can use any shape of pasta that you prefer.

What to Serve with Chicken Pasta

While this isn’t an authentic carbonara recipe, it is similar and absolutely delicious! It is honestly better than any restaurant! This pasta is easy enough for a weeknight and fancy enough for a dinner party! We like to serve this pasta with a salad and some bread.

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Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta

Author: Plain Chicken

Yield: 2 people

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Chicken Bacon Carbonara Pasta – this is the BEST pasta I have ever eaten. Grilled chicken and bacon served over a creamy cheese sauce. Better than any restaurant! Super simple to make and tastes great! Chicken, bacon, red pepper flakes, garlic, pasta, cream cheese, heavy cream, eggs, parmesan, and black pepper. I wanted to lick the plate! Easy enough for a weeknight and fancy enough for a dinner party! #chicken #pasta #bacon

Equipment:

• 6-quart saucepot
• Cast Iron Grill Pan
• Meat Thermometer

Ingredients:

• ½ pound bacon cooked and roughly chopped
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes or less if you don’t want the heat
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ pound penne pasta
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup cream cheese
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 whole eggs
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 grilled chicken breast sliced (I marinated the chicken in Lawry’s Garlic & Herb marinade)

Instructions:

• Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until done (according to package instructions).
• Place cream and cream cheese in a small saucepan. Heat over low until cream cheese is melted, and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat. Add the parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and pepper and whisk until blended.
• Drain pasta (reserving ½ cup of hot water) and return to pot. Immediately add the white sauce and toss to coat. The hot pasta will cook the eggs. Stir in the bacon, and add some reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Top with grilled chicken.

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Steph