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Chicken carbonara recipe
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This easy to make pasta dish is rich and creamy, and perfect if you're craving a big bowl of pasta. Tender chicken pieces replace bacon in a twist on the traditional carbonara recipe. See method
Ingredients
- 400g (13oz) linguine
- 200g (7oz) cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 1 egg yolk
- 5tbsp crème fraiche
- 1 lemon
- Handful basil, chopped
If you haven't got linguine, try using spaghetti instead
Each serving contains
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Energy
2235kj
531kcal
27%
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Fat
13g
18%
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Saturates
6g
32%
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Sugars
3g
3%
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Salt
0.1g
2%
of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 72.9g
Protein 28.4g
Fibre 4.1g
Method
- Cook the linguine according to pack instructions in a large pan of salted boiling water. Drain, reserving a little of the cooking water, and return immediately to the pan over medium heat.
- Add the chicken, then stir through the egg yolk, crème fraiche, finely grated zest of the whole lemon and the juice of half.
- Stir together until a smooth sauce forms, adding a little of the cooking water if the pasta looks dry. Spoon into serving bowls and the scatter over the basil to serve.
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If serving vulnerable groups, elderly people, babies, toddlers, pregnant women and people who are unwell, cook until the whites and yolks are solid.