Chicken carbonara recipe
This easy to make pasta dish is rich and creamy, and perfect if you're craving a big bowl of pasta. Tender chicken pieces replace bacon in a twist on the traditional carbonara recipe.
See method- Serves 4
- 5mins to prepare, 15mins to cook
- 531 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 400g (13oz) linguine
- 200g (7oz) cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 1 egg yolk
- 5tbsp crème fraiche
- 1 lemon
- Handful basil, chopped
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- Energy
- 2235kJ 531.0kcal
- Fat
- 13g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.1g
- Sugars
- 3g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 72.9gProtein 28.4gFibre 4.1g
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- Cook the linguine according to pack instructions in a large pan of salted boiling water. Drain, reserving a little of the cooking water, and return immediately to the pan over medium heat.
- Add thechicken, then stir through the egg yolk, crème fraiche, finely grated zest of the wholelemonand the juice of half.
- Stir together until a smooth sauce forms, adding a little of the cooking water if the pasta looks dry. Spoon into serving bowls and the scatter over the basil to serve.
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If serving vulnerable groups, elderly people, babies, toddlers, pregnant women and people who are unwell, cook until the whites and yolks are solid.
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