How To Make Eggless Chicken Carbonara
Try this creamy and flavorful eggless chicken carbonara for dinner tonight! It’s a light and flavorful meal that takes no time to make.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Chicken:
- 2large chicken breasts,boneless, skinless, halved horizontally to make 4 fillets
- 2tbspflour
- 3tbspparmesan cheese,fresh, finely grated
- 1tspsalt
- cracked pepper
For Sauce:
- 1tbspolive oil
- 2tspbutter
- 8ozbacon
- 1small onion,chopped
- 6large garlic cloves,minced or finely chopped
- 1½cupshalf and half
- ½cupparmesan cheese,fresh, finely grated
- ½tspcornstarch slurry
Instructions
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Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
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In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and parmesan cheese.
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Dredge the seasoned chicken in the flour mixture, then shake off the excess and set aside.
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Heat the oil and butter in a large non stick pan over medium-high heat until the butter has melted and the pan is hot.
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Fry the chicken until golden and cooked through on each side. Transfer onto a warm plate.
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Add the bacon strips to the pan, then fry until crispy. Drain off some excess fat, keeping about 1 teaspoon worth in the pan.
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Add the onion and garlic, then fry until the onion is transparent.
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Reduce the heat to low heat, then add the half and half. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer, then season with a little salt and pepper to taste.
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Add in the parmesan cheese, then allow the sauce to simmer until the parmesan cheese has melted slightly.
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Toss the chicken back into the pan, serve with steamed vegetables or rice, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- If the sauce is too runny, add the cornstarch slurry into the center of the pan, mix through fast to combine into the sauce. It will begin to thicken immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 724.50kcal
- Fat: 55.02g
- Saturated Fat: 22.84g
- Trans Fat: 0.27g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 21.95g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.80g
- Carbohydrates: 13.46g
- Fiber: 0.81g
- Sugar: 5.51g
- Protein: 42.85g
- Cholesterol: 163.06mg
- Sodium: 835.36mg
- Calcium: 435.73mg
- Potassium: 566.11mg
- Iron: 1.63mg
- Vitamin A: 189.70µg
- Vitamin C: 4.45mg
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