Light Chicken And Asparagus Carbonara Recipes

LIGHT CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water 10 minutes or until al dente; add asparagus during final 2 minutes of cooking.
• At this point, if you don't already have pre cooked chicken, season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on each side. Heat a bit of olive oil in a skillet, and sautee breasts 5 minutes on each side, or until done. Chop chicken into bite sized pieces, and set aside.
• Drain pasta mixture in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
• Combine reserved cooking liquid, egg substitute, and milk, stirring with a whisk.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add vermouth; cook 1 minute.
• Add cooked pasta and asparagus mixture; stir to combine.
• Remove from heat; stir in milk mixture, chicken, and cheese.
• Place pan over medium heat, and cook 4 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring frequently. Do not let it scorch.
• Remove from heat; stir in parsley, salt, pepper, and bacon. Serve immediately.

LIGHT LINGUINE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to pkg directions. Meanwhile in a small saucepan combine the next five ingredients. Cook and stir over medium low heat until mixture reaches 160 and coats the back of a metal spoon.
• Stir in 1/4 C parmesan cheese, peas, and bacon. Heat through. Drain linguine and toss with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

CHICKEN CARBONARA WITH ASPARAGUS NOR'S

Steps:

• Cook the bacon,and set aside. Leave 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in pan. Cut chicken in to cubes. Fry the chicken in the bacon fat. Sprinkle with garlic salt,and pepper. When almost cooked. add 1 clove of chopped garlic to pan to finish cooking chicken. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside.
• In to the pan add the chopped onion. when onion is almost cooked through,add the 3 cloves of chopped garlic,and sun dried tomatoes. cook for one minute.
• In a large kettle boil water and cook asparagus aldente. Do not over cook. Remove asparagus with tongs to platter,and set aside. In to the water cook the Penne pasta aldente ( not soft) Drain pasta.
• Add the white wine to the pan with the garlic and tomatoes. Cook stirring until wine is cooked down. Add basil,Cayenne,oregano,parsley stir to combine.
• whisk the egg in to the cream. whisk well. add the Parmesan cheese. Add to pan with the herb garlic mixture. Stir in the salt,and pepper.Bring to a boil and stir to thicken. Reduce to simmer. Add the chicken Coat well stirring to combine.
• Pour sauce with chicken in to Penne pasta and coat well. Add the crumbled bacon,and asparagus. Coat to combine. Ready to serve. Enjoy.

EASY CHICKEN CARBONARA

Steps:

• Melt half a stick of butter in a saucepan. Cook chicken, garlic, bacon bits, mushrooms, onion and peas until tender and you won't get food poisoning. Season with a bit of salt, onion powder and old bay. .
• (Tip: I put my chicken on a George Foreman grill for four minutes to give it those crispy lines, but you can cook it in the pan.).
• Move cooked ingredients to the side and mix together half a stick of butter and four tablespoons of flour on low to medium heat (3 minutes) until it resembles a creamy paste.
• Stir in two cups of milk and a cup of chicken broth and mix well. Bring to a slow boil. Mix often.
• Add one cup of shredded cheese and a cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Get creative! .
• Add your other cooked ingredients. Allow to thicken and simmer on low for about ten minutes. Add more milk or chicken broth if you want a thinner sauce or you find the cheese gets stringy.
• Use over your favorite pasta.