CARBONARA WITH CHICKEN

Carbonara with chicken image

Serve this pasta crowd-pleaser with a fresh green salad for a hearty dinner. Our indulgent chicken carbonara uses eggs and butter to create a rich sauce

Provided by Lulu Grimes

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pack spaghetti
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, halved
77g pack pancetta
1 chicken breast, cut into strips
2 eggs
100g Grana Padano, finely grated, plus extra to serve (wrap the rest tightly and it will keep for several weeks)
1 tbsp butter

Steps:

Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic and pancetta until crisp, then add the chicken strips and fry briefly until they're just cooked through. Fish out the garlic clove and discard it. Beat the eggs with the grana padano and some black pepper.
Add a couple of tablespoons of pasta water to the pancetta pan along with the butter, then drain the pasta and add it to the pan. Pour in the egg mixture, take the pan off the heat and toss together so the egg cooks in the heat of the pasta. Divide between four warm bowls and top with more cheese, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 758 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 93 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium