Chicken Carbonara Recipe
Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara Recipe. Sauteed chicken and shrimp smothered in the most delicious homemade carbonara sauce served with pasta. An easy 30-minute meal.
Ingredients
- 10 oz pasta
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts boneless skinless, halved (about 2 breasts)
- 8 oz bacon, chopped & cooked
- 1/2 lb raw shrimp
- 2 Tbsp reserved bacon grease, divided
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
carbonara sauce-
- 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, cubed
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups half & half
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
chicken coating-
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground paprika
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and cover to keep warm.
- Cut and cook the bacon, reserve 2 Tbsp of the bacon grease.
- In a skillet, cook the raw shrimp with 1 Tbsp butter until fully cooked. Remove from skillet.
- In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the chicken coating.
- Cut the chicken breast in half. Fully dredge the 4 chicken fillets in the chicken coating.
- In the same skillet, fry the chicken fillets with 1 Tbsp bacon grease and 1 Tbsp butter until fully cooked. Remove chicken from skillet. Cut chicken into cubes or strips.
- In the same skillet, saute the finely chopped onion with 1 Tbsp grease and 1 Tbsp butter.
- Once the onion is tender add the minced garlic and cubed tomatoes. Cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, half and half, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper (to taste) to the skillet.
- Cook the sauce until the sauce thickens.
- Add the shrimp, bacon and chicken back to the carbonara sauce.
- Serve over pasta or mix the cooked pasta into the sauce. If serving over pasta, be sure pasta is reheated.
- Enjoy!