Name: Fettuccine chicken carbonara
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram fettuccine; 2 teaspoon olive oil; 250 gram chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced; 4 bacon rashers, rind removed, coarsely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 300 millilitre cream; 2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus 1/3 cup extra; 2 egg yolks (see recipe tip); 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley; 2 spring onions, diagonally sliced

Fettuccine chicken carbonara

For a quick dinner, whip up this comforting fettuccine chicken carbonara that is topped with parsley, onion and extra Parmesan

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

300 gram fettuccine

2 teaspoon olive oil

250 gram chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced

4 bacon rashers, rind removed, coarsely chopped

3 garlic cloves, sliced

300 millilitre cream

2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus 1/3 cup extra

2 egg yolks (see recipe tip)

1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley

2 spring onions, diagonally sliced

Method

1.In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook pasta for 8 minutes or until tender. Drain.

2.In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium. Sauté chicken in batches for 3 minutes or until browned. Add bacon and garlic, then sauté for 3 minutes or until browned. Add cream and parmesan, then bring to the boil. Stir in egg yolks and cook for 2 minutes or until mixture thickens.

3.Add pasta and chicken to cream mixture, cooking for1 minute or until heated. Serve pasta topped with parsley, onion and extra parmesan.