Chicken carbonara penne pasta. The penne maintains its shape and texture after cooking and catches the light coating of custard sauce in the ridges. The chicken, peas, and bacon are mixed with the pasta then garnished with extra Parmesan cheese and parsley. This chicken carbonara penne pasta is going to be a new mealtime favorite!

I was itching to use it and decided on this relatively simple pasta recipe. The skillet is such a versatile and sturdy tool and I plan on taking really great care of it. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. You can cook Chicken carbonara penne pasta using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken carbonara penne pasta

Prepare 2 of Chicken breasts.
Prepare 6 slices of bacon.
You need 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
You need 6 cloves of garlic.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
It's 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
It's 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.
You need 12 oz of penne pasta.
It's 3 cups of water.
Prepare 1 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
Prepare 1/2 cup of sweet corn/green peas.
Prepare of parsley (for garish).

Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Next, add the spaghetti and the cream mixture and toss over medium-low heat until the chicken is heated through and the sauce coats. Do not rinse with water; you want to retain the pasta's. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente.

Chicken carbonara penne pasta step by step

Mix salt pepper and paprika and season both sides of chicken breasts. Dice bacon and mince garlic..
Preheat cast iron skillet on high flame, reduce to medium flame then add oil.
Cook both sides of the chicken until done. An internal temperature of 165F is ideal..
Cook the bacon until crispy then add garlic and cook until fragrant..
Remove the bacon, garlic and bacon grease from the pan..
Add the water to the pan and cook pasta on medium flame for 10 minutes. Then reduce to a low flame..
Combine the two eggs and parmesan cheese then immediately add to the pasta. Ensure to constantly stir to evenly coat pasta with the sauce and to prevent it from clumping/scrambling..
While stirring, add chicken, bacon and garlic, and sweet corn or green peas. Garnish with parsley and serve hot..

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium. Drop the pasta in boiling water and cook until Al Dente, according to package directions. While the pasta is cooking, in a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, salt and pepper until smooth. But Chicken Carbonara is a perfect example of how bacon can take a fairly simple pasta dish and wave its wand of deliciousness over the whole thing. Combine that bacon goodness with the richness of a creamy, garlicky Alfredo sauce and you have a Chicken Carbonara pasta dish that is almost too good to be believed.