Quick Chicken Carbonara with Asparagus 😀. This healthy chicken carbonara dish is not only absolutely delicious, it's also lower in fat and calories than traditional pasta carbonara. I decided to combine sun dried,tomatoes, and a lot of Garlic to it. All blended in to a cream sauce with Chicken,and Asparagus.
However, for a slightly richer version of the dish, you can swap out the egg substitute for two large eggs and the evaporated milk for heavy cream.
Chop chicken into bite sized pieces, and set aside.
Combine reserved cooking liquid, egg substitute, and milk, stirring with a whisk.
You can have Quick Chicken Carbonara with Asparagus 😀 using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Quick Chicken Carbonara with Asparagus 😀
- You need 2 of chicken breasts.
- It's 310 grams of Carbonara Sauce.
- It's 1 bunch of Asparagus cut into thirds.
- It's 2 cup of pasta.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Black Pepper.
- You need 1/4 cup of Double cream.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Of course, the best part of any pasta dish is really not the pasta, but the sauce. Carbonara is a recipe from the region around Rome - American cooks usually add cream even though Italian versions don't use it. This Roasted Asparagus Carbonara recipe from Delish.com is the best.
Quick Chicken Carbonara with Asparagus 😀 instructions
- Boil the pasta then drain and set aside.
- Cut chicken breast up long length and in a fry pan heat olive oil, then add chicken, fry until cooked around 15-20 mins..
- Cut up asparagus, and fry with chicken for the last 5 mins. Then turn low cover and steam for 5 mins..
- When pasta is cooked, drain and pat dry, and add to the chicken and asparagus, also sprinkle in the black pepper..
- Pour in carbonara sauce mix well and simmer for a further 5 mins. Add the cream mix and stir for 1 min..
- Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top..
The vegetable and the pasta shape don't matter much. And since you forgo the pork of a traditional carbonara, egg-friendly vegetarians will be happy. Carbonara is the name of an Italian pasta dish made with a sauce of eggs, cheese and cooked bacon. If adding chicken, it too gets cooked in the same pan with the bacon fat. It turned out perfect for a quick summertime The creamy sauce is great, and I love having tons of asparagus and broccoli in with the chicken and pasta.
