Chicken Carbonara Deluxe
Turn leftover cooked chicken into this creamy, fragrant pasta experience!
Ingredients:
- 1 package (7 ounces) spaghetti
- 8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 cups cut-up cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
Instructions:
- Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.
- While spaghetti is cooking, cook bacon in 3-quart saucepan over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp. Remove bacon from saucepan with slotted spoon; drain. Drain fat from saucepan, reserving 1 tablespoon in saucepan.
- Cook onion and garlic in bacon fat over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Stir in spaghetti, chicken, cheese and whipping cream. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Toss with bacon.